Hall v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “at any state of a prosecution for a felony ... the court makes a finding of ability to pay the costs of representation ... the court shall require payment by the person ... of the following costs ...: [rjeasonable attorney's fees if an attorney has been appointed for the person by the court[; and] [c]osts incurred by the county as a result of court appointed legal services rendered to the person.” Section 33-40-3-6 is inapplicable because Wright was not ordered to pay either "reasonable attorney’s fees” or "costs incurred by the county.” Finally, Wright cites Indiana Code Section 33-37-2-3, which allows the court to impose representation costs against a "convicted person” in excess of $100. Section 33-37-2-3 requires a hearing to determine whether the convicted person is indigent, and if "the court determines that a convicted person is able to pay part of the costs of representation, the court shall order the person to pay an amount of not more than the cost of the defense services rendered on behalf of the person.” Section 33-37-2-3 is inapplicable because it applies only to defendants found "not indigent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. State