State v. Jeffrey Kittredge

ENTRY ORDER

¶ 1. Defendant Jeffrey Kittredge appeals from the denial of public defender services in the trial court below. Because the court did not go through the proper process in determining defendant's qualification for appointed counsel, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this entry order.

¶ 2. The relevant facts are as follows. On November 16, 2017, defendant was arraigned and pled not guilty to three counts of neglect of a vulnerable adult resulting in bodily injury, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1378(b) ; one count of manslaughter, in violation of 13 V.S.A. §…