Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 18.85.010 (2026)
Public defender agency established
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Sec. 18.85.010. Public defender agency established.
There is created in the Department of Administration a Public Defender Agency to serve the needs of indigent defendants.
There is created in the Department of Administration a Public Defender Agency to serve the needs of indigent defendants.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1978–2014 · leading case: Alaska Pub. Def. Agency v. Superior Court of the State, First Jud. Dist. at Juneau, 584 P.2d 1106 (Alaska 1978).
Alaska Pub. Def. Agency v. Superior Court of the State, First Jud. Dist. at Juneau, 584 P.2d 1106 (Alaska 1978). “[4] AS 18.85.010 provides: There is created in the Office of the Governor a public defender agency to serve the needs of indigent defendants.”
Crawford v. State, 337 P.3d 4 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “But the wording of AS 18.85.010 suggests that the legislature intended the Public Defender Agency (and the Office of Public Advocacy, in cases of conflicts) to be the sole source of funding for the legal services given to indigent defendants-including both the services of…”
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