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17 Jan 2011, 9:23 am by Sheldon Toplitt
Image via WikipediaThe Washington Supreme Court has ruled that billing records submitted by counsel for indigent murder defendants are subject to the state's Public Records Act of 1972 [42.56 RCW], despite having been sealed by a judge.The ABA Journal Law News Now blog reports that Washington's High Court also awarded costs and attorneys fees that could run into six figures to The Yakima Herald-Republic, which sought the court-appointed counsel billing information in the drug-related… [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 10:10 am by Sheldon Toplitt
Herald-Republic argued before the Washington Supreme Court this week that the state's Public Records Act of 1972 (42.56 RCW) entitles it to access to billing records and receipts totaling more than $2 million in public funds amassed by defense counsel in a 2005 double-homicide case.Jose Luis Sanchez Jr. and Mario Gil Mendez, who were convicted in the drug-heist related murders of Ricky Causor and his 3-year-old daughter Mya, were represented by taxpayer-funded… [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 10:10 am by Sheldon Toplitt
Herald-Republic argued before the Washington Supreme Court this week that the state's Public Records Act of 1972 (42.56 RCW) entitles it to access to billing records and receipts totaling more than $2 million in public funds amassed by defense counsel in a 2005 double-homicide case.Jose Luis Sanchez Jr. and Mario Gil Mendez, who were convicted in the drug-heist related murders of Ricky Causor and his 3-year-old daughter Mya, were represented by taxpayer-funded… [read post]