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Indigent Defendant

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Indigent defendant, means a person who is too poor to hire a lawyer and who, upon indictment, becomes eligible to receive aid from a court appointed attorney and a waiver of court costs, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 777

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