Section 8. Upon a determination by a court that a person accused of murder in the first or second degree is indigent, the chief counsel or his designee may assign the case to either the public defender division or the private counsel division, subject to the approval of the justice making the determination of indigency.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 211D sec. 8

  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.