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Subcommittee backs HB 1757 to equalize fees for indigent defendants represented by public defenders and court-appointed counsel
Summary
The subcommittee recommended reporting HB 1757, a bill that clarifies indigent defendants should be assessed the same legal fees whether represented by court-appointed counsel or public defenders; the motion passed 7–1.
The Courts of Justice Subcommittee on Criminal Law voted to recommend reporting HB 1757, a bill that clarifies the assessment of legal fees for indigent defendants so that fees are the same whether a defendant is represented by court-appointed counsel or by a public defender.
Patron Delegate Hernandez said the bill remedies a disparity created by two measures from last year: HB 102,…
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