U.S. v. Smith, No. Crim.A. G-99-5 (S.D.Tex.) (76 F.Supp.2d 767) (December 6, 1999) (Judge Samuel B. Kent)
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
February 07, 2000
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Judge Kent from Texas rejected a portion of attorney's request for compensation under the Criminal Justice Act after concluding that the CJA does not permit compensation of attorneys for time and expenses spent visiting their clients in jail.
Long ago the Supreme Court announced the self-evident rule that "[t]here can ...
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