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Council renews county agreement to cover legal costs for indigent municipal defendants
Summary
The council approved renewal of a 2012 agreement with Defiance County to reimburse costs for private attorneys representing indigent defendants charged under municipal ordinances; the renewal implements the State Public Defender's funding allocation and was presented as ensuring Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment compliance.
The Defiance City Council voted Dec. 2 to renew an agreement with Defiance County that allocates funds for private attorneys who represent indigent defendants prosecuted under municipal ordinances.
A speaker identified in the transcript as "Mister Donald" (presenting the item) explained that the State of Ohio Public Defender's Office distributes funding to counties…
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