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Kansas Supreme Court Vacates Attorney Fee Reimbursement Order
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2013
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2013, page 48
The Kansas Supreme Court vacated a sentencing court’s order requiring a criminal defendant to reimburse Board of Indigents’ Defense Services (BIDS) attorney fees, for failing to make appropriate findings on the record.Morgan Wade was convicted of killing his former girlfriend and the mother of his son. His convictions were …
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