indigent defendant
indigent defendant 贫困被告人 指因过于贫困而无力聘请律师的被告人。在刑事诉讼中，贫穷被告人可获得法院为其指定的辩护律师的帮助，并免予承担法庭费用。
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INDIGENT DEFENDANT
indigent defendant
indigent defendant. 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. See IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Cf. PAUPER. [Cases: Costs 301.1; Criminal Law 641.6(3). C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 279–280, 298–299, 301, 303.]
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