· 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
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 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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