De Long v. Board of Supervisors

Michigan Supreme Court
De Long v. Board of Supervisors, 1 McGrath 1516 (Mich. 1897)
3 Daily L.N. 767

De Long v. Board of Supervisors

Opinion of the Court

To compel ¡respondent to allow relator’s claim for services in taking a criminal case to the Supreme Court, and the expenses of printing record and brief.

The circuit judge denied the writ. Affirmed February 2, 1897, with costs.

Held, that an attorney appointed to defend an indigent prisoner in the Circuit Court, cannot, upon his own motion upon conviction, appeal the case to the Supreme Court and make the charge for his services and the expenses of such appeal a claim against the county.

Reference

Full Case Name
DE LONG v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (Muskegon)
Status
Published