The accused told the court he had tried to apply but was turned away because he could not produce pay stubs after losing his job. At the start of the hearing, a public defender told the court his office had filed a motion to withdraw from all four cases. The public defender checked his office’s application log, stating that no application had been received for any of the cases. The public defender told the accused that being unemployed would most likely qualify him for representation. The public defender instructed him to complete a new application listing zero income, which would remove the pay stub requirement.