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Indigent Defense in South Carolina

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"Halt in pay for indigent work riles S.C. lawyers," is the report in the Charlotte Observer.  It's by Matt Garfield. York County defense attorneys are reacting with anger to the prospect of not getting paid to represent indigent clients. The S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense has suspended the payment of legal fees in all noncapital criminal and civil cases, a decision blamed on cuts to the state budget. State money was set to run out Wednesday, meaning most court-appointed lawyers won't get paid for at least three months. The commission will meet again in 90 days to determine whether payments can resume. It's a stopgap measure in a tough budget year, said Harry Dest, the 16th Circuit's public defender, who is chairman of the commission that voted for the change...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 05, 2009 (boomark / email).