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PAYMENT OF WITNESS FEES IN STATE v. HUISMAN

No. 91-1492.

167 Wis.2d 168 (1992)

482 N.W.2d 665

IN the MATTER OF the PAYMENT OF WITNESS FEES IN STATE v. HUISMAN: BROWN COUNTY, Appellant, v. STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 11, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of and orally argued by John C. Jacques assistant corporation counsel, of Green Bay.

On behalf of respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of assistant state public defenders Kenneth P. Casey of Madison, William G. Retert of Fond du Lac and Henry R. Schulz of Green Bay; and the amicus curiae brief of Kenneth P. Casey. The cause was orally argued by Kenneth P. Casey.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.

LaROCQUE J.

Brown County appeals an order requiring it to pay expenses for three defense experts hired by a private attorney who was appointed by the state public defender (SPD) to represent an indigent criminal defendant. The trial court found that the expert services were necessary for an adequate defense and their fees reasonable. The issue is whether the county should be responsible for reimbursement for defense experts under ch. 977, Stats., in cases where the...

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