Every person charged with the commission of a criminal offense shall be allowed counsel, and if he is unable to employ an attorney the court shall assign vs. Shipley, 4 Mont., 468. Contra: Davis vs. State, 38 Wis., 487; Grigg vs. People, 31 Mich., 471.

29 Marx vs. People, 204 111., 248;

Ter. vs. Miller (Dak. Ter.), 8.

30 Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 2838;

Fletcher vs. State, 12 Ark., 169. 31 Hughes' Cr. Law, Sec. 2834; Ter.

him competent counsel who shall be required to prepare and conduct his defense.32

Any attorney thus appointed will be required to render his services without compensation. The court has power to compel an attorney, as one of its officers, to defend a prisoner who is unable to employ counsel.33

The assignment of counsel to defend a prisoner is usually ordered by the court at the time of the arraignment, but it may be done at any time.