Browsing: a person must tell the judge that he or she cannot afford to retain an attorney and supply the court with details about his or her financial position

     Following the viral incident, Booker raised more than $36,000 in donations through GoFundMe. He’s now facing prosecution in Monroe Circuit Court. After Booker stated during a hearing that he was jobless and had less than $500 in funds, Hamner granted Booker public defender representation in October.