Legal Question in Criminal Law in Tennessee

Re: court costs

One reason a court can appropriately deny a request for a court-appointed attorney is if the court WILL NOT impose any jail time at sentencing.

But there are other reasons why a court can deny such a request, however the information you provided about your case (charge; case facts; your prior criminal history; what your true financial information is; your efforts to hire an attorney; etc.) was incomplete.

Re: court costs

Your question is not specific enough to provide an accurate answer. However generally, not all parties in all cases are entitled to a court appointed attorney.

Re: court costs

Not in a criminal case involving sufficiently severe penalties.

Francois M. Nabwangu, Esq.

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