Harrison County moves funds after five murder trials drain indigent defense budget
Commissioners approved a line-item transfer after county officials said the $600,000 criminal indigent defense budget was exhausted following five murder trials this year, with one trial costing more than $60,000.
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Harrison County commissioners voted July 15 to transfer funds after officials reported that the county's criminal indigent defense budget was exhausted by unusually high trial costs.
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