State ex rel. Public Defender Commission v. Williamson

HANNA, Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition in which the Public Defender Commission is asking this court to stay the respondent’s order, which directs the Public Defender Commission pay Jennifer Brewer the sum of $7500 in attorney fees as compensation for services she rendered in connection with the defense of Derrick Johnson, an indigent defendant.

The underlying facts are that in August of 1995, Derrick Jackson was charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action. In November 1995, the public defender’s office was appointed to represent Jackson. Ms. Jennifer Brewer,…