Tappe v. Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit Ex Rel. County of Tripp

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 for his indigent client from the date of appointment as counsel through September 30, 1981, the date when State v. Cody, 323 N.W.2d 863 (S.D.1982), was orally…