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TAPPE v. CIRCUIT COURT, ETC.

No. 13781.

326 N.W.2d 892 (1982)

Lee A. TAPPE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT In and For the COUNTY OF TRIPP, State of South Dakota, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee A. Tappe, Platte, pro se.

Gregory A. Eiesland and Horace R. Jackson of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, Rapid City, for South Dakota Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.

DUNN, Justice.

This appeal involves the amount of compensation to be paid to Lee A. Tappe (appellant), court-appointed counsel, for services performed while representing an indigent criminal defendant.

On September 24, 1980, appellant was appointed to represent William R. Cody in proceedings after judgment and conviction of murder. Appellant's appointment was authorized by SDCL 23A-40-9.1 Appellant performed a wide range of services...

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