Nikander v. DIST. CT. IN & FOR FIRST JUD. DIST.

How courts have described this case

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• requiring that indigency determinations must be based on the \complete financial situation\ including all sources of income
• requiring that indigency determinations must be based on the “complete financial situation” including all sources of income
• discussing the standard of review applicable in cases involving the determination of indigency and the appointment of counsel and entitlement to a free transcript for purposes of appeal
• discussing the standard of review applicable in cases involving the determination of indigency and the appointment of counsel and entitlement to a free transcript for purposes of appeal
• “In order to be deemed indigent, the defendant need not be destitute; rather, it is sufficient that the defendant lack the necessary funds, on a practical basis, to retain competent counsel.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).