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Post by beej76 on Feb 3, 2007 10:41:27 GMT -6
On the DP articles - attributed page, there is a story of somebody who got the DP, and part way through appeals, had it turned into two life sentences, mostly because of the cost of the appeals process.
The appeals on these cases fall back on the county is was prosecuted in? How are these trials funded? Just looking for more info.
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Post by Anony+ on Feb 3, 2007 13:11:51 GMT -6
On the DP articles - attributed page, there is a story of somebody who got the DP, and part way through appeals, had it turned into two life sentences, mostly because of the cost of the appeals process. The appeals on these cases fall back on the county is was prosecuted in? How are these trials funded? Just looking for more info. Trials and appeals are paid for by state and local (county) tax $$. Although in some instances, volunteer attorneys take on the cases in the habaes stages -- in that case, the attorneys foot the bill.
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Post by ichy on Mar 15, 2008 13:36:48 GMT -6
It depends. In Maryland the initial trial is prosecuted by the State's Attorney's office (our name for the DA's office) of whatever county the crime occured in. The appeals are handled by the appellate division of the Attorney General's office, which means that part is paid for by the state, not the county/city.
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Post by trogdor on Mar 22, 2008 4:09:18 GMT -6
So do they ever first look into the inmate's finances? If the inmate has money, then he or she should fork it all over. Only after then should the State be asked to finance the balance of any appeal the inmate wishes to bring up.
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Post by rick4404 on Mar 24, 2008 8:03:16 GMT -6
It depends upon the state. In most states, the trial and initial appeals are generally the responsibility of the county and its taxpayers. Some states have a unified courts system in which all of the state's trial and appellate courts are funded by the state. Appeals beyond the state supreme court (or whatever name a state's highest appellate court) level are generally defended by the state attorney general's office.
The inmate pursues the various habeas appeals in general on his or her own. In many cases, volunteer attorneys handle those appeals and thus bear their own costs. The taxpayers in these cases are on the hook for the money that is spent by the state government in defending such appeals.
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Post by ichy on Mar 24, 2008 20:43:52 GMT -6
I would imagine that the federal public defender's office is responsible for representing inmates in federal habeas petitions.
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