People v. Atkins
This text of 397 Mich. 954 (People v. Atkins) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Michigan Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Request for appointment of counsel granted. Defendant shall file with Kalamazoo Circuit Court an affidavit concerning his present financial status (see guidelines at 387 Mich xxxi). The prosecutor shall be furnished a copy of the financial affidavit and may challenge defendant’s asserted indigency within 20 days after receiving the affidavit. The challenge, if brought, shall be resolved at a hearing before Kalamazoo Circuit Court at which the prosecution, defendant, and counsel for defendant shall appear personally to aid the Court’s inquiry. Kalamazoo Circuit Court, upon a finding of indigency, shall appoint counsel for defendant and shall furnish any portion of the record counsel may require.
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397 Mich. 954, 1976 Mich. LEXIS 1162, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-atkins-mich-1976.