PER CURIAM.
Through the Office of the Public Defender, the taxpayers of this State provide legal representation to criminal defendants who cannot afford a lawyer. The Legislature affords this publicly funded service only to individuals who lack the resources to hire private counsel. See N.J.S.A. 2A:158A-14. To determine whether a defendant qualifies for a public defender, a court staff member collects information about a defendant's financial status. That information...
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