Fuller v. Oregon

Fuller v. Oregon, 417 U.S. 40, was a Supreme Court of [the United States|United States Supreme Court] case in which the Court held that Oregon's statute allowing for the recoupment of costs related to Public [defender (United States)|court-appointed defense counsel] did not violate either the Fourteenth [Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]'s Equal Protection Clause or the Sixth Amendment to the [United States Constitution|Sixth Amendment]'s Assistance [of Counsel Clause]. The statute required convicted defendants who were indigent at the time of their trial, but later acquired financial means, to repay the costs of their court-appointed lawyer and investigator.