In re: People v. Nicholas Greer

Summary

The court held that income earned by household members who contribute financially to the household must be excluded from an indigency determination when that income is unavailable to the defendant. Because Greer's parents' income was inaccessible to him and he otherwise had no funds to retain counsel, the county court erred by denying his application for court-appointed counsel. The court made the rule absolute and remanded for further proceedings.