United States v. Dodge

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

Application of Theodore Krieger, Esq. for compensation under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A

The payment of compensation to the extent of $1,800 is approved.

The trial of this case lasted from October 18 to and including November 10, 1965, altogether 17 court days. In addition, counsel spent a total of 48 hours in interviews and legal research outside of court.

I find this to be the kind of “protracted representation” which the statute had in mind when it provided that payment in excess of the $500 limit of compensation to counsel could be made in such…