Berry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “(a) Prior to the completion of the initial hearing, the judicial officer shall determine whether a person who requests assigned counsel is indigent. If the person is found to be indigent, the judicial officer shall assign counsel to the person. * * * (c) If the court finds that the person is able to pay part of the cost of representation by the assigned counsel, the court shall order the person to pay the following: (1) For a felony action, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100). (2) For a misdemeanor action, a fee of fifty dollars ($50). The clerk of the court shall deposit fees collected under this subsection in the county's supplemental public defender services fund established under IC 33-40-3-1. (d) The court may review the finding of indigency at any time during the proceedings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matthew v. Weaver v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Teresa L. Holder v. State of Indiana

2. “[t]he fact that Berry was found indigent at the initial hearing and the trial court ordered a fee of $ 100 leads us to agree ... that the trial court imposed the public defender fee pursuant to Indiana Code section 35-33-7-6.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matthew v. Weaver v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Teresa L. Holder v. State of Indiana

3. “'If the fees imposed by the trial court fall within the parameters provided by statute, we will not find an abuse of discretion.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matthew v. Weaver v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Aaron A. Negash v. State of Indiana