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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:52 Written by rslcpol Friday, 4 June 2010 01:24
From the Augusta Chronicle:
An error by Attorney General Thurbert Baker’s staff prompted the Georgia Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal today in a case that could have major budget implications and increase the number of appeals filed by convicted felons.
The case involves a class action by 187 convicts who argue taxpayers must provide them attorneys so they can file appeals because they don’t have enough money to hire them on their own.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter issued a ruling in February agreeing with the convicts and ordering the state to give each an attorney within 30 days.
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