§ 16-208. Panel attorneys
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2008
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-208
§ 16-208. Panel attorneys
(a)(1) Subject to the authority and supervision of the Public Defender, each district public defender shall maintain a confidential list of private attorneys available to be appointed as attorneys for indigent individuals eligible for representation under this title.
(b)(1) Except in cases in which an attorney in the Office provides representation, the district public defender, subject to the supervision of the Public Defender, shall appoint an attorney from an appropriate panel to represent an indigent individual.
(c)(1) The primary duty of a panel attorney is to the indigent individual represented by the panel attorney with the same effect and purpose as though privately engaged by that individual and without regard to the use of public funds to provide the service.
(d)(1) A panel attorney shall file a petition to be compensated by the Public Defender for fees and expenses incident to representing indigent individuals, including investigation, other pretrial preparation, trial, and appeal.
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Added by Acts 2008, c. 15, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-208, MD CRIM PROC § 16-208
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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