Appointment

Sec. 2. Upon receiving a written request under section 1 of this chapter, the state public defender shall: (1) accept appointment himself or herself; (2) appoint any of the state public defender's deputies; or (3) appoint any practicing attorney: (A) admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; and (B) who is competent to practice law in criminal cases; subject to the concurring appointment, of record, by the requesting judge. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-11-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.