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Legal Aid is granted for the following:

Robbery/Robbery with Aggravation (knife/machete/stone etc. but not gun)

Creating Public Mischief

Larceny

Receiving Stolen Goods

Embezzlement

Fraud

Uttering Forged Documents

Obtaining Money under False Pretense

Fraudulent Conversion 

Unlawful Wounding

Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm

Housebreaking

Illegal Possession of Firearm

Shooting with Intent

Child Deemed Uncontrollable

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