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2002 SESSION

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HB 509 Competency of court-appointed counsel.

Introduced by: Thelma Drake | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Competency of court-appointed counsel. Requires the Supreme Court and Public Defender Commission to establish minimum standards of competency for attorneys admitted to practice law in Virginia who are qualified to represent defendants charged with a crime the penalty for which may be incarceration.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025929736  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025929736
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/02  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/28/02  House: Stricken at request of Patron in C. J. (22-Y 0-N)