JOHNSON, J.
The defendant, George M. Atkins, III, was denied court-appointed appellate counsel under RSA 604-A:2 (1986 & Supp. 1998). He challenges whether his wife's income and assets should be included in the determination of financial need. We now set forth the instances when a spouse's assets and income may be taken into account in determining financial need, and order the office of cost containment, see RSA 21-I:7-b (Supp. 1998), to review the defendant...
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