HB2016: Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.
Legislative Summary
Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felonies. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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Bill History
Amendments
Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB2016 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
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