Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> StandDown Texas Project

Criminal Law

: StandDown Texas Project

Georgia Indigent Defense Funding and the Nichols Case

By standdown

Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution carries Beth Warren's report, "Judge asked to drop one Nichols attorney." Fulton County Courthouse rampage suspect Brian Nichols may lose one of his state-funded attorneys if Georgia officials get their way at a hearing Thursday. Mack Crawford, head of the Public Defender Standards Council, was in court Tuesday trying to persuade the new trial judge to dismiss attorney Jacob Sussman of North Carolina to save money. The council, which pays for the representation of poor and capital defendants, would use existing staff to help the defense team, led by North Carolina legal heavyweight Henderson Hill. Superior Court Judge Jim Bodiford said he will issue a ruling during a hearing Thursday. At that time, the judge also vowed to set a trial date ?- and to stick to it...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 05, 2008 (boomark / email).