California Court of Appeal

Under Penal Code section 987.9, a capital defendant is indigent, and therefore entitled to ancillary defense funds, even if his relatives paid his attorney more than another attorney in the community would charge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2001
• Published 10/16/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Leslie H. Abramson, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., No appearance for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laurence M. Watson, County Counsel, and Ward Brady, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.