Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants. (HB410)
Introduced By
Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants. Maintains the current provision, due to expire on July 1, 2008, that if there is no attorney reasonably available who is on the list maintained by the Indigent Defense Commission, the court may appoint an appropriately trained and experienced attorney not on the list and must notify the Commission of the appointment. The bill also clarifies that when the public defender is unable to represent the defendant due to a conflict of interest or the court finds that the appointment of other counsel is necessary to attain the ends of justice, the appointment shall be from the list maintained by the Commission. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2008 | Committee |
| 01/04/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081501846 |
| 01/04/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/08/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/15/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB410) |
| 02/18/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/21/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB410ER) |
| 02/22/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2008 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB410ER) |
| 03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/05/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122) |
Comments
Curious. Indigent Defense Commission?? Since 'when' has an indigent Defendant in a JDR Court been provided this information? NEVER. How many cases have these so called Indigent Defense Attorneys represented Clients and actually 'won'?