(Code 1981, §17-12-12.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 27/HB 1245.)
Law reviews.- For note suggesting attorney's due process right to be compensated for representing an indigent, see 16 Mercer L. Rev. 367 (1964).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Constitutionality.
- Because appointment of counsel to represent a defendant in a death penalty case occurred before the statute's effective date, the application of former O.C.G.A. § 17-12-127(b) regarding payment of costs and attorney's fees by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council did not violate the prohibition on the state's assumption of prior debts as set forth in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VII, Sec. IV, Para. X. Ga. Pub. Defender Stds. Council v. State, 285 Ga. 169, 675 S.E.2d 25 (2009).
County was not responsible to pay portion of costs that were not ordinarily incurred in a courtroom proceeding. Fulton County v. State, 282 Ga. 570, 651 S.E.2d 679 (2007).
County was responsible to pay fees and costs.
- Georgia Public Defender Standards Council was required to pay attorney's fees and expenses in a death penalty case to appointed counsel pursuant to former O.C.G.A. § 17-12-127(b) because nothing in former O.C.G.A. § 17-12-124 required that the Council fund representation only for defendants who were indicted or sent a death penalty notice after a certain date and counsel were appointed after the effective date of former § 17-12-127(b). Ga. Pub. Defender Stds. Council v. State, 285 Ga. 169, 675 S.E.2d 25 (2009).
Cited in Putnal v. State, 303 Ga. 569, 814 S.E.2d 307 (2018).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Compensation for appellate representation.
- Former Georgia Criminal Justice Act authorized compensation of attorneys for representation of indigents in appellate proceedings. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U71-96 (decided under former Ga. L. 1968, p. 999, § 4).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Lien of attorney on public fund or property, 24 A.L.R. 933.
Adjustment or determination of compensation of discharged attorney as condition of substitution of attorney by court order, 124 A.L.R. 725.
Construction of state statutes providing for compensation of attorney for services under appointment by court in defending indigent accused, 18 A.L.R.3d 1074.
Right of court-appointed attorney to contract with his indigent client for fee, 43 A.L.R.3d 1426.
Amount of attorneys' compensation in absence of contract or statute fixing amount, 57 A.L.R.3d 475.