Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants. (SB553)
Introduced By
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 |
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01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080554846 |
01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/14/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/06/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2008 | Communicated to House |
02/12/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2008 | Read first time |
02/12/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Judicial Panel |
02/14/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/15/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB553) |
02/19/2008 | Read second time |
02/20/2008 | Read third time |
02/20/2008 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2008 | Enrolled |
02/21/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER) |
02/21/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2008 | Signed by President |
02/26/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB553ER) |
03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/05/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154) |
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'?