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Commissioners approve interlocal agreement with Lubbock-based regional public defender for capital cases
Summary
Hunt County approved an interlocal agreement with Lubbock County's regional public defender office to provide capital-case representation; terms and fees mirror the county's existing interlocal arrangement.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court on Oct. 28 approved an interlocal agreement with Lubbock County to participate in the regional public defender office that handles capital cases for multiple counties.
Staff explained the regional public defender office (originating in Lubbock) provides defense services in capital-murder matters for participating counties in exchange for each county's proportional contribution to the office's budget. The court was told that substantive terms and fees in the new agreement are the same as Hunt County's current interlocal arrangement.
A motion to approve the agreement passed without roll-call detail in the meeting transcript; commissioners noted that the office handles capital cases and that the county will continue to be responsible for certain case-specific costs such as witness expenses where applicable.
