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noun
any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.
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How to use assigned counsel in a sentence
One of the reasons that states have moved away from exclusively using assigned counsel systems is because it is difficult to supervise private attorneys.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip|October 6, 2020|ProPublicaThe court assigned a lawyer to defend her, but like many assigned counsel he couldn't think of anything to say in her behalf.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur TrainFollowing the advice of his assigned counsel, he pleaded guilty.