Question

Salaried attorneys paid by the government to provide legal representation to indigent defendants are called __________.

A) Appointed counsel.
B) Assigned counsel.
C) Public defenders.
D) Judges.

Answer 1

Public Defender

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Answer 2

Answer:C) Public defenders

Step-by-step explanation:

In the United States, a public defender

refers to those attorneys who are full hired by the federal government or the state and get appointed by the state or court to represent those defendants or alleged suspects who can not personally afford to pay for the private lawyer in court

It a program that aims to ensure that everyone get a fair trial case irrespective of whether they can afford a lawyer or not.