Legal Opinion
Mahoney v. Pataki
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 2002PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In November 1996, and again in December 1998, this Court approved fee schedules for certain court-appointed capital defense expenses pursuant to Judiciary Law § 35-b (5) (a). Among the fees approved were rates for reasonably necessary legal and paralegal assistance to capital counsel. Defendants here, the Governor and the Director of the State Division of the Budget (DOB), contend that the Appellate Division screening panels and the Court of Appeals exceeded their statutory authority in setting a schedule of fees that included compensation for legal and paralegal…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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