91st General Assembly
Summary of SB1902
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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 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: 01-01-09

           Location: Senate

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


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