Legal Opinion
United States v. Moore
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 12, 1966No. Cr. 264-65PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals.
The payment of compensation in the total amount of $803.10 that has been approved by the district court is disapproved to the extent that it exceeds $500.
Counsel appeared in court three days for trial and two days for a motion for a new trial, for a total of eighteen hours. The trial judge approved counsel’s request for payment at the maximum rates of $15 per hour for court appearances and $10 per hour for fifty-one hours spent in preparation.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. RountreeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
3Cited by10 opinions
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- United States v. HanrahanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
- Thompson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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