ENTRY ORDER
Defendant appeals from the district court's denial of assignment of counsel. He argues that the court erred by considering the income of his father, with whom he lives, to find that defendant is not a financially needy person. We agree. The public defender statute sets forth a two-step procedure for assignment of counsel. First, a person has a right to assignment of counsel if the person is needy. 13 V.S.A. § 5234(a)(1). To determine whether...
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