Long v. Board of Commissioners

Citations

• 75 Ohio St. (N.S.) 539

Syllabus

<p>Payment of counsel assigned in felony cases — Section 7246, Revised Statutes — Amount allowed by county commissioners — No appeal from their allowance, when.</p> <p>1. Under the provisions of Section 7246, Revised Statutes, the amount of compensation to be paid by the county to attorneys for defending indigent prisoners, under appointment by the trial court, is such sum or sums, as the commissioners of such county, in the exercise of their discretion, may allow, subject to the limitations mentioned in said section, although the trial court may approve a different amount.</p> <p>2. The allowance of such compensation resting in the discretion of the county commissioners, subject to the limitations specified in said section, no right of appeal from their determination to the court of common pleas, exists in favor of the attorney or attorneys who may be dissatisfied with such allowance.</p>