7-16A-5. Appointment and qualifications of public defender.The advisory committee shall appoint and dismiss the public defender. To be appointed, a person shall be licensed to practice law in this state, be competent to counsel and defend a person charged with a crime, and have basic knowledge of, and experience in, criminal law. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §§3, 4; SL 1983, ch 45, §2.
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