92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB1140
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Senate Sponsors:
MOLARO-JONES,E.

Short description: 
CRIM PRO-CAPITAL CASES-FEES                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure  of  1963.   Provides  that      
   court appointed counsel in capital cases shall be paid reasonable fees      
   in  an  amount equal to the average hourly rate for counsel in those        
   cases in the county in which the case is tried.  Provides that expert       
   witnesses in  capital  cases  involving  indigent  defendants  shall        
   be paid reasonable fees in an amount equal to the average hourly rate       
   for that type  of  expert  witness  in capital cases in the county in       
   which the case is tried. Eliminates the salary caps in those  cases.        
   Effective immediately.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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