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Commissioners approve additional funds for court-appointed attorneys after debate over costs and eligibility
Summary
The board approved two additional appropriations—one revised to $55,000 and another for $50,000—to cover court-appointed (pauper) attorney fees. Commissioners and an attorney debated eligibility rules and whether a public defender model or closer oversight could cut annual costs (discussed figures ranged from $757,000 to more than $800,000).
Daviess County commissioners approved two additional appropriations to cover court‑appointed attorney fees, following an extended discussion about the county’s indigent-defense costs and eligibility screening.
The board considered a revised request of $55,000 from one court and $50,000 from another to fund pauper (court‑appointed) attorney fees for the remainder of the year. A county official said spending on appointed counsel has reached roughly $757,000 so far this year;…
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