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SB553: Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Robert Hurt (R-19)
Robert Hurt
(R-19)
Chatham, VA
Served: 2007–
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 |
Status
03/02/2008: signed by governor
Summary
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.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/14/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/08/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/19/2008, 02/20/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/26/2008 and 02/26/2008.
Identical Bills
The following bills are identical to this one: HB410
Introduced: 2008-01-04
Status: signed by governor
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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'?