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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-581 (2026)

Public defender; appointment

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In any county the board of supervisors may establish the office of public defender and appoint a suitable person to hold that office.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2022 · leading case: Hounshell v. White, 202 P.3d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
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Hounshell v. White, 202 P.3d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 11-561 (A) (2001) (county engineer); A.R.S. § 11-581 (2001) (public defender); A.”
State v. Evans, 629 P.2d 989 (Ariz. 1981). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. §§ 11-581 & 582. Because of the current legal status of the named defendants, we hold that the motions at issue filed by the Attorney General and the County Attorneys should have been denied; therefore, the order of the Superior Court of Pima County (No.”
State v. Briley, 476 P.2d 852 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 2× “Pie further points out that Maricopa County now has a public defender system which provides an attorney for every indigent defendant at a preliminary hearing, and that all of the Superior courts in Arizona are deemed to be one court of general jurisdiction with exclusive…”
Lee v. Superior Court, 472 P.2d 34 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 2× “Petitioner contended that A.R.S. §§ 11-581 to 11-586, which created the office of Public Defender, permit him to represent indigent defendants only in felony cases, while the Robinson case was a misdemeanor.”
Pearlmutter v. Coconino, Cnty. of, No. 3:19-cv-08344 (D. Ariz. June 16, 2022). · cites it 2× “Third, he alleges another 5 AEPA violation and a violation of A.R.S. § 11-581 because of his “termination” by the 6 BOS.”
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