Paying the fee for a Denver criminal defense lawyer will cost money. Depending on the crime you're accused of, it might cost quite a lot of money. In some cases, a public defender will be appointed for you. However, even those of very, very modest means will not be eligible. Basically a defendant needs to be completely indigent to be eligible for an attorney free of charge. If you've got a house you can borrow against, the county assumes you can hire a Denver criminal defense lawyer. Same if you have anything resembling a steady job. That raises the question for a someone barely above the guideline: can you do it without a Denver criminal defense lawyer?
In every court in America, you have the right to represent yourself. This is called acting pro se. In fact, a good number of defendants choose to do that every single day. The court will give a pro se defendant some amount of guidance on the procedural issues. The prosecutor will do their best to explain any plea offers in a way you can understand it as a lay person. Nobody is going to actively try to fleece a defendant in this process.
That said, none of these people will offer you legal advice. They'll help you understand the process and when to be where, but they can't explain the law. They can't explain what the law means to your case. And they won't really explain what the different plea agreements mean to you. Sure they can tell you what the sentence is. But they won't be able to tell you what your different defenses to the case are, and what your chances of winning at trial are. And if you choose to plead not guilty and go to trial, you'll be up against an experienced prosecutor who knows the rules of evidence and the ins and outs of the rules. You need your own lawyer to combat this.
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