Legal Opinion
Duffy v. Circuit Court for the Seventh Judicial Circuit
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 2004No. NonePublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court appointed Veronica Duffy, attorney at law, as counsel in four cases involving two indigent persons. Duffy submitted verified vouchers with itemized charges for her fees in each case. Circuit Court Judge Janine Kern reduced the bills by a total of $5957.41. 1 Fees for the four cases were reduced as follows: (1) CRI02-617 from $7,190.73 to $6,100, (2) CRI02-3791 from $2,187.30 to $1,356.19, (3) A02-0530 from $5,281.29 to $3,585.15, and (4) CRI 02-2049 from $6,633.84 to $4,294.41. Duffy requested an explanation for Judge Kern’s…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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