Rowe v. Yuba County

Citations

• 17 Cal. 61

Syllabus

<p>An attorney at law appointed by the Court of Sessions to defend a pauper prisoner arraigned before it upon an indictment for felony, cannot charge the county for his professional services—the appointment being made upon the expression of a desire of the prisoner to have counsel.</p> <p>The Court of Sessions cannot create any charge against a county, except in certain special cases.</p> <p>It is part of the general duty of counsel to render their professional services to persons accused of crime, who are destitute of means, upon the appointment of the Court, when not inconsistent with their obligations to others; and for compensation, they must trust to the future ability of the parties.</p>