Upon notification under section 5234 of this title or upon request by the person concerned, a public defender shall represent the person
with respect to whom the notification is made. If the public defender assigned to
the court’s jurisdiction is unable to represent the person, the court concerned shall
assign an attorney to represent the person. Representation may include co-counsel
or associate counsel in appropriate cases. Compensation of the appointed counsel
shall be made from funds appropriated to the Office of the Defender General for the
compensation of assigned counsel. (Added 1971, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. date, see note; amended 1973, No. 77, § 43; 1981, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 8, 1982.)
Russell v. Armitage, 697 A.2d 630 (Vt. 1997). · cites it 4ד13 V.S.A. § 5272 (compensation of appointed counsel under public defender act shall be made from appropriations to Office of Defender General).”
Fletcher v. Gorczyk, 624 A.2d 1132 (Vt. 1992). · cites it 3דIf a person under conviction of a serious crime does not have an attorney and does not waive the right to have an attorney, the court must notify the appropriate public defender “upon commencement of any later judicial proceeding relating to the same matter.” 13 V.S.A. §…”
State v. Pitner, 582 A.2d 163 (Vt. 1990). “If the public defender assigned to a particular court is unable to represent a particular person, 13 V.S.A. § 5272, “the court concerned shall assign an attorney to represent the person.”
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