IN RE PETITION TO ADOPT RULE, ETC.

No. 80-341.

634 P.2d 1185 (1981)

In re PETITION TO ADOPT RULE REGARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES, COSTS & INVESTIGATION EXPENSES OF PRIVATE ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO DEFEND INDIGENT DEFENDANTS et al.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Patrick McKittrick argued, Great Falls, Rockwood Brown argued, Billings, Mike Stephens argued, Montana Ass'n of County Attys., Helena, Joseph Wolff argued, R.D. Corette, Jr., Butte, Michael J. Hughes, Helena, William E. Astle, Kalispell, John H. Kuenning, Great Falls, W. William Leaphart, Helena, Willis B. Jones, Russell K. Fillner, Billings, James T. Harrison, Jr., Helena, for appellants.


SHEEHY, Justice.

This is an original proceeding arising out of a petition filed in this Court by the judiciary committee of the State Bar of Montana requesting that we adopt a rule regarding a minimum schedule for attorneys fees, costs and investigation expenses of private attorneys appointed to defend indigent defendants in criminal and juvenile cases.

The judiciary committee submitted a proposed rule with the petition, and requested us to set the matter...

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