State v. Goolsby

Gregory, Justice:

This case involves the payment of attorneys’ fees, costs, and expert witness fees incurred in the defense of an indigent. The South Carolina Court Administration appeals from the trial judge’s order awarding payment of defendant’s attorneys’ fees and costs in excess of the amount authorized by S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-26(B) (Cum. Supp. 1981) and expert witness fees in excess of the amount authorized by § 16-3-26(C) of the Code. We reverse in part and modify the awards of fees and costs.

Sidney Ross Goolsby was indicted, convicted, and sentenced to death on October 4, 1978, for…