State v. Huntley

HEDRICK, Judge.

In his brief defendant’s counsel asserts: “The court may not lawfully require an indigent defendant to reimburse the State for counsel fees paid on his behalf.” Citing In Re Allen, 78 Cal. Rptr. 207, 455 P. 2d 143 (1969), the defendant contends that a probation condition requiring him to reimburse the State for the cost of his court-appointed counsel is an infringement on his constitutional right to counsel. In a similar case, State v. Foust, 13 N.C. App. 382, 185 S.E. 2d 718 (1972), this Court rejected the same contention and held as a condition of probation an indigent…