Court appointed attorneys will be determined by the court. The court will have your friend or family member complete the documentation to establish whether he/she is indigent. Once the court determines his/her status, he/she may have a court appointed attorney represent him/her.
If your attorney is a public defender, your attorney will let you know he/she works for the CVPDO. Your friend or family member can give you the name of his/her public defender if he/she wishes to do so.
The CVPDO will contact your friend/family member by visiting him/her in the jail or juvenile detention facility.
The information about your friend’s/family member’s case will stay between the friend or family member, the attorney, and other CVPDO staff assisting in the defense.
You may contact the CVPDO at 325.229.4671 or info@cvpdo.org.