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National and State-Specific Eligibility Resources

February 1977 Memorandum of the Third Judicial Department, entitled, “Assignment of Attorneys to Represent Individuals who are Financially Unable to Obtain Counsel”

ABA, Standards for Criminal Justice: Providing Defense Services (3d ed., 1992)

ABA, Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System (2002)

Brennan Center for Justice, Eligible for Justice: Guidelines for Appointing Defense Counsel

National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA), Guidelines for Legal Defense Systems in the United States (1976)

New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA), Determining Eligibility for Appointed Counsel in New York State: A Report from the Public Defense Backup Center (1994)

The Kaye Commission Report (2006)
 

 

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