1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 26 P.3d
  5. 26 P.3d 931 (2001)
 

KITSAP COUNTY v. MOORE

No. 70119-9.

26 P.3d 931 (2001)

144 Wash.2d 292

KITSAP COUNTY and City of Bremerton, Appellants, v. Joanne MOORE, Director, Office of Public Defense, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Michael Howell, Port Orchard, Pamela Loginsky, Olympia, for Appellants.

Honorable Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, James Kendrick Pharris, Asst., Olympia, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

Indigent defendants have a right to appointed counsel on appeal from courts of limited jurisdiction to superior court. Traditionally, local governments pay those fees, as well as the other costs of representation. Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton (Kitsap and Bremerton) are seeking a writ of mandamus requiring the director of the Office of Public Defense to reimburse those expenses incurred since 1996 and requiring a commitment to pay those expenses...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases