STATE, EX REL. MARTIN, v. CORRIGAN

No. 85-1615.

25 Ohio St. 3d 29 (1986)

THE STATE, EX REL. MARTIN, APPELLANT, v. CORRIGAN, JUDGE, ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Carson, Jr., for appellant.

John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Michael Pokorny, for appellees John E. Corrigan, Timothy McCormack and Francis G. Gaul.


Per Curiam.

The sole question before this court is whether an attorney appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant, who performs legal services for that defendant but is later removed by the court from the case, has a clear legal right to attorney fees. For the following reasons we find that appellant has effectively demonstrated his right to a writ of mandamus compelling payment of attorney fees in this case.

R.C. 2941.51, which governs...

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