Legal Opinion
Katzer v. County of Rensselaer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 2003Published
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from an order of the County Court of Rens*765selaer County (McGrath, J.), entered July 24, 2002, which partially granted petitioners’ application pursuant to County Law § 701 for payment of services as special district attorney, associate counsel and investigative staff.
On this appeal, we hold that a flat fee award is not reasonable compensation for the services of a duly appointed special district attorney. After approximately one third of the charges in the four indictments obtained by petitioner Michael Katzer (hereinafter petitioner) were dismissed before trial, and the two trials…
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