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I was appointed to represent the defendant on a contempt charge but the prosecutor also charged the defendant with a criminal offense in connection with the contempt. Do I have to handle that charge as well?

I was appointed to represent the defendant on a contempt charge but the prosecutor also charged the defendant with a criminal offense in connection with the contempt. Do I have to handle that charge as well?

If the defendant is being prosecuted in municipal court for a related disorderly persons offense, such as simple assault, the pro bono attorney is not responsible for representing the defendant in that matter. The municipal public defender will represent the indigent defendant in municipal court.