Comments on: Funding for public defenders still in limbo

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By: Yin-Yang

Yin-Yang — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:47:26 +0000

Williams must be loving this whole “government furlough” program and decreased government; justice is definitely taking a back seat to his “holier than though” plutocracy ideology.

Wake up and replace him also, SENATE; Kentucky will benefit!!!

By: Bleu

Bleu — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:15:51 +0000

“All lawyers get paid whether they win or lose?” Goodness, with such astute attorneys such as Esquire working for the state its little wonder that Kentucky is in such bad shape.

The major difference with public defenders is that they work for the state, yet are suppose to have a complete and total commitment to their clients who are not the state.

So when the public defenders loses the case for the client; the “employer” of the public defender gets to charge a fee to the client of which the public defender ultimately receives a benefit.

While not a direct conflict of interest initiated by the public defender; it is a policy which places the public defender in a conflict of interest and therefore untenable.

If the great legal minds of Kentucky can’t understand this; well then obviously the bar exam is too easy.

By: walter s

walter s — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:13:11 +0000

It is called a “recoupment fee” and it doesn’t matter if the Defendant is convicted or not. What matters is how indigent they are and how much time was spent preparing/defending the case. If you are really indigent, no recoupment fee. If you are borderline, the judge has discretion to make you pay a recoupment fee.

Babybash, your logic is flawless.

By: BabyBash

BabyBash — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:12:06 +0000

So, to sum this all up for Bleu, even private attorneys receive payments from their clients when they lose! So under Bleu’s theory, ALL practicing attorneys are in violation of the Ethics rules! LAUGHABLE!

By: Esquire

Esquire — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:03:07 +0000

Bleu,

Where do you get your facts? Did you not know that ALL attorneys get paid, regardless of whether they win or lose. What IS in our (I am an attorney) ethics rules is that attorneys cannot charge clients based on whether or not we win the case. Look that up! If other states in the Union are laughing at Kentucky, its b/c of ignorant people like you.

Esquire