WV SB447 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-30 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that an attorney from the public defender office shall be appointed by a judge in all cases where an attorney-at-law is required to be appointed for an eligible client.

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Title

Clarifying circuit judges appoint attorney from public defender office in certain cases

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-30 To Judiciary
2012-01-30 Introduced in Senate
2012-01-30 To Judiciary
2012-01-30 Filed for introduction

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Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
29219Amended CodeCitation Text

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