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HB 176 Court-appointed counsel; court may waive limit on compensation for certain cases.

Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Criminal procedure; compensation of court-appointed counsel.  Authorizes the court, in cases where court-appointed counsel represents a defendant on a felony charge that may be punishable for a period of more than 20 years, to provide additional compensation of up to $850 for such counsel when the time and effort expended, the result obtained, the novelty and difficulty of the issues, or other circumstances warrant such additional compensation.


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