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· 4/6/1982

J. D. Williamson, Jr. v. Paul E. Vardeman, Judge of Jackson County, and Susan Stanton

Citations

  • 674 F.2d 1211
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 20374

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming appointment of counsel to represent criminal defendant without compensation, but reversing order that the attorney bear the necessary costs of criminal defense work
  • following the Williamson court ruling that a court cannot compel an attorney to spend his own funds in litigation expenses
  • \Attorneys may constitutionally be compelled to represent indigent defendants without compensation.\
  • “Attorneys may constitutionally be compelled to represent indigent defendants without compensation.”

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Judges: Arnold, Lay, Woods

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