OPINION
MAES, Justice.
{1} Defendant-Petitioner William P. Brown (Brown), an indigent defendant represented by pro bono counsel, sought funding for expert witness fees from the New Mexico Public Defender Department (Department) in the district court. The district court denied Brown's request for funding, concluding that such funding was available only to indigent defendants represented by the Department. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse....
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