State v. Atkins

JOHNSON, j.

The defendant, George M. Atkins, III, was denied court-appointed appellate counsel under RSA 604-A:2 (1986 &Supp. 1998). He challenges whether his wife’s income and assets should be included in the determination of financial need. We now set forth the instances when a spouse’s assets and income may be taken into account in determining financial need, and order the office of cost containment, see RSA 21-I:7-b (Supp. 1998), to review the defendant’s request for court-appointed counsel in light of this opinion.

The defendant, formerly a pharmacist, was charged with falsifying a…