Gold v. Office of the State Auditor

The claimants are attorneys who served as counsel for criminal indigents in juvenile, misdemeanor, or felony proceed*248ings pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code, Chapter 51, Article 11. Claimants’ fees were denied by the respondent because the fund was exhausted.

The claimants also served as counsel for indigents in Mental Hygiene hearings by appointment of the Circuit Court of Marshall County, West Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code, Chapter 27, Article 5. This statute provides for the payment of mental hygiene commissioner fees and attorney fees out of the…