People v. Nord

CRISWELL, Judge.

Defendants, Ann Marie Nord and Albert Zook, appeal the judgments of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding them guilty of criminal mischief. We reverse.

Although defendants represented themselves, they sought to proceed in forma pauperis and requested a free transcript, witnesses’ travel expenses, and a court-appointed investigator. The trial court denied defendants’ request based, in part, on its conclusion that defendants’ indigency was voluntary because they had elected to become a member of a religious order or otherwise had decided to devote all of their time to…