Commonwealth v. Porter

Following her indictment in May, 2010, on ninety-three counts of failure to pay wages timely, in violation of G. L. c. 149, § 148, the defendant filed an affidavit of indigency and sought appointment of counsel at public expense. In accordance with G. L. c. 21 ID, § 2 Vz (a),2 the probation department interviewed the defendant in order to verify her claim of indigency. After reviewing the defendant’s financial information, which showed that the defendant and her husband together had an annual income of approximately $60,000 and owned three properties, the probation department recommended the…