Assigned Counsel reports December arraignment numbers; committee authorizes lease and administrator appointment
Assigned Counsel reported 57 December arraignments, attorney costs paid from ILS grants, and the committee approved a lease for Assigned Counsel office space and a one-year reappointment of the Assigned Counsel Administrator (resolutions 1-26-JP-2 and 1-26-JP-3).
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Lloyd Hoskins, representing the Assigned Counsel office, told the committee there were 57 arraignments in December: 23 (40%) in town/village courts, 32 (56%) in Auburn City Court and 2 (4%) in County Court. He reported 32 defendants (56%) were released on their own recognizance and 25 (44%) were held; 25 (44%) of the arraignments were brought on arrest or bench warrants. Attorney costs associated with the Centralized Arraignment Program (CAP) for December were $10,280 and costs for Counsel at First Appearance were $11,576; both expenses were paid from an Indigent Legal Services (ILS) grant.
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