The best criminal defense lawyers I know do both private-pay clients and court-appointed work.I guess it's a get what you payed for scenario.
The best criminal defense lawyers I know do both private-pay clients and court-appointed work.I guess it's a get what you payed for scenario.
I knew an attorney back in the late 80s early 90s that was charging around that. And I'm not positive but I think that may have been his "friends and family rate". ETA wait, which is low. The hourly rate or the amount of hours billed?I would want more experience than that too and I think most judges do as well....but I've learned from John Grisham novels that experience is underrated if you are determined enough.
All I'll say is that is kinda low....but as long as competent defense attorneys are willing to work for it....
Yeah he did both. He said mainly for the contacts and free "vacations". Middle of winter he was flown out to So CA for something like 4 days to tape a deposition for an expert witness that took all of 3 hrs. He took his wife with and just had to pay her airfare and food/drinks for her. He also did some pro-tem work for some of the judges in Lake Co.The best criminal defense lawyers I know do both private-pay clients and court-appointed work.
I believe a mix of county and state. State will reimburse up to x%.Whose budget typically covers the public defender? I thought they worked pro bono for the indigent. But above it's stated $100-136/hr. Also there's sure to be other incidental fees (that probably add up to a whole bunch on big/dramatic/headlines-type of cases). I'm just curious if the funds come from the prosecutors, state, some random general public fund...
County.Whose budget typically covers the public defender? I thought they worked pro bono for the indigent. But above it's stated $100-136/hr. Also there's sure to be other incidental fees (that probably add up to a whole bunch on big/dramatic/headlines-type of cases). I'm just curious if the funds come from the prosecutors, state, some random general public fund...
Does the prosecution have any input into who is appointed?
Question, did you have any idea that either of these other two were on the list? And how common is it to pick an attorney from several counties away? The one is from Cass Co, understandable. But I believe the other is based around Indy.
That describes my friends who do this.
Yeah, but you already have a murder or two on your plate right now, don't you? May have wanted someone who wasn't quite as busy.No idea that they were on the list. I knew I was just because of my . . . experience in Carroll County.
High profile case, common to pick non-Home Skillet attorney. When Chief Justice Rush had the home invasion, no one here would touch it so an attorney from Clinton County was asked to do it.
I didn't want it!Yeah, but you already have a murder or two on your plate right now, don't you? May have wanted someone who wasn't quite as busy.
Oh I know. I was just saying that's maybe why you didn't get voluntold.I didn't want it!
Dude, I didn't volunteer, they were going to draft me.
....but I've learned from John Grisham novels that experience is underrated if you are determined enough.
Doug Carter has been giving interviews saying he thinks it should be unsealed. Media have reported that the judge supposedly leans towards unsealing it. I'm expecting some redactions but I'll be surprised if it's not released at all.