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In RE PETITION FOR FEES IN: PEOPLE v. Johnson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 24, 1981No. 16500PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

“A lawyer’s time is his stock in trade.”

— A. Lincoln

We deal here with the troublesome question of fees for appointed counsel in criminal cases.

Attorney Paul R. Wilson, Jr., and attorney Reino Lanto were appointed by the circuit court of Champaign County to represent indigent defendants who had been charged with murder. When their duties to these indigent clients had been fulfilled, the attorneys filed verified petitions for fees. In this appeal, they challenge the reasonableness of the fees awarded to them by the court below.

We note that in addition to the briefs of the parties, the Illinois…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. State v. RushSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Jewell v. MaynardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. People v. KinionIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  4. People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983

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