How can an inmate find an attorney at little or no cost?
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 at
6:33 am
wln7854 asked:
An inmate currently serving time in a Texas prison on criminal charges needs an attorney to represent him on an issue concerning online medicine without prescription his sentence. He has absolutely no money. How can he find legal representation at little or no cost? Can he hire a public defender?
An inmate currently serving time in a Texas prison on criminal charges needs an attorney to represent him on an issue concerning online medicine without prescription his sentence. He has absolutely no money. How can he find legal representation at little or no cost? Can he hire a public defender?
There are a lot of jail house lawyers in prison, I am sure one of them can tell him exactly what to do. I doubt if he can hire a public defender, public defenders are suppose to be free to the public. As for as his sentence, tell him to contact the attorney he used before.
He would have to have a lot of luck and a mountain of wishful thinking…..
My suggestion would be to either contact a legal aid organization or contact a law school in the state- often times they offer help for free- just ask to speak with a member of their legal clinic. Public defenders are not for hire- they work for the state and to my knowledge don’t handle criminal appeals. Your prison should have a library- look up filing a writ of habeus corpus.
Yes, a public defender is about his only choice, poor fellow.
You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.