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:( Nevada Supreme Court stays indigent defense order

The Nevada Supreme Court has issued an order concernind ADKT 411, which addresses representation of indigent defendants in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases. The Court orders the following: The Indigent Defense Commission shall reconvene. The membership in the Indigent Defense Commission shall be expanded to include two representatives from the Nevada District Attorneys Association. The implementation date for performance standards is delayed from 4/1/08 to 7/15/08. The performance standards are referred beack to the Indigent Defense Commission for review and revision and report to the Court by 6/30/08. Weighted caseload studies by Washoe and Clark Counties will be due 1/1/09 instead of 7/15/08. The rural counties will not be required to submit an administrative plan regarding appointment of counsel, approval of fees and the determination of indigency is stayed for all counties other than Clark and Washoe until further order of the court...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on March 21, 2008 (boomark / email).