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$70/hour for death penalty cases [NYT]

Alabama’s method of handling indigent defense has long been ...
Maniacal Shimmering Crackhouse
  09/20/17
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vivacious patrolman
  09/20/17
where do we apply
sexy mahogany kitchen philosopher-king
  09/20/17
Alabama got rid of the Last Meal b/c it was too nice The st...
vermilion shaky multi-billionaire voyeur
  09/20/17
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Deranged narrow-minded giraffe lettuce
  09/20/17
half the pay rate? isn't that like $150k
Copper rough-skinned ratface dingle berry
  09/20/17
140k for 2000 billable hours not included cut bills overhead...
azure seedy forum organic girlfriend
  09/20/17
$70/hour at the most stressful trial work? Not even insuranc...
Aphrodisiac new version regret
  09/20/17
And you spend your life dealing with scumbags and visiting p...
purple filthpig
  09/20/17
not even remotely close if you are talking about a 40 hour w...
vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke
  09/20/17
$70 per hour in alabama should be easily $200 per hour in NY...
maize razzmatazz point mexican
  09/20/17
$60 per hour is the panel rate in NY. LJL. And you cant get ...
mustard theatre associate
  09/20/17
LOL so $145,000 in alabama is too TTT to get guilty nigs a d...
Know-it-all senate factory reset button
  09/20/17
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vivacious patrolman
  09/20/17
Yeah, and of course the appellate attorney will call anythin...
lake thriller party of the first part goyim
  09/20/17
I wouldn't get out of bed for $70/hour
purple filthpig
  09/20/17
It'd be a raise for me
azure seedy forum organic girlfriend
  09/20/17
i never get out of bed
sexy mahogany kitchen philosopher-king
  09/20/17
yeah, you would.
Glassy arousing abode
  09/20/17
real dollars, not abbo bux
Talented self-centered legend toilet seat
  09/20/17
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vivacious patrolman
  09/20/17
Looks like they left three or four zeroes off civil appeals
purple filthpig
  09/20/17
lol at flat fees. how to get mega fucked in 2 easy steps. ...
vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke
  09/20/17
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aromatic sanctuary
  09/20/17
Lmao. Just do try a first degree felony for $1,875
Aphrodisiac new version regret
  09/20/17
bobby, i reviewed the evidence against you yesterday between...
vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke
  09/20/17
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lake thriller party of the first part goyim
  09/20/17
yup
Henna Learning Disabled National Circlehead
  09/20/17
you guys know that Alabama isn't a real democratic form of g...
Henna Learning Disabled National Circlehead
  09/20/17
Libtard paradises like NY generally pay even less because la...
mustard theatre associate
  09/20/17


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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:14 AM
Author: Maniacal Shimmering Crackhouse

Alabama’s method of handling indigent defense has long been criticized as deeply flawed, particularly in death penalty cases. It underwent some changes in 2011, but judges still handpick defense lawyers, and they are paid only $70 an hour — less than half the federal pay rate for capital defenders and far too low to attract experienced death penalty lawyers, said Lisa Borden, who oversees pro bono programs at the Baker Donelson law firm in Birmingham. In 2011, former judges on the state’s highest courts told the United States Supreme Court that capital defendants in Alabama faced “a lack of qualified counsel at all stages.”

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/us/alabama-kharon-davis-speedy.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248557)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:48 AM
Author: vivacious patrolman



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:16 AM
Author: sexy mahogany kitchen philosopher-king

where do we apply

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248563)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:16 AM
Author: vermilion shaky multi-billionaire voyeur

Alabama got rid of the Last Meal b/c it was too nice

The state goes hard, probably thinks 70 dollars way too much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248565)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:45 AM
Author: Deranged narrow-minded giraffe lettuce



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:17 AM
Author: Copper rough-skinned ratface dingle berry

half the pay rate? isn't that like $150k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248567)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:20 AM
Author: azure seedy forum organic girlfriend

140k for 2000 billable hours not included cut bills overhead expenses office and taxes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248576)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:49 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac new version regret

$70/hour at the most stressful trial work? Not even insurance defense lawyers would work for that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248721)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:51 AM
Author: purple filthpig

And you spend your life dealing with scumbags and visiting prisons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248728)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:16 AM
Author: vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke

not even remotely close if you are talking about a 40 hour work week. your bills are screened. if you think you can bill for 100% of your time, you're either

a. an idiot; or

b. in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248820)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:27 AM
Author: maize razzmatazz point mexican

$70 per hour in alabama should be easily $200 per hour in NYC. so how much does NY pay its death penalty attorneys?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248612)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:17 AM
Author: mustard theatre associate

$60 per hour is the panel rate in NY. LJL. And you cant get this work. Lawyers line up around the block to do it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34249859)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:38 AM
Author: Know-it-all senate factory reset button

LOL so $145,000 in alabama is too TTT to get guilty nigs a decent defense?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248664)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:41 AM
Author: vivacious patrolman



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:02 AM
Author: lake thriller party of the first part goyim

Yeah, and of course the appellate attorney will call anything the trial attorney did malpractice.

Did your client testify? Well, that was malpractice because it allowed the state to bring in your client's 15 prior felonies.

Did your client not testify? Well, that was malpractice because you never let the jury hear their side of the story.

Don't really blame appellate counsel for throwing hail mary's, but it makes the jurisprudence lulzy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34249737)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:48 AM
Author: purple filthpig

I wouldn't get out of bed for $70/hour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248714)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:49 AM
Author: azure seedy forum organic girlfriend

It'd be a raise for me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248719)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:50 AM
Author: sexy mahogany kitchen philosopher-king

i never get out of bed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248724)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:57 AM
Author: Glassy arousing abode

yeah, you would.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248751)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:45 AM
Author: Talented self-centered legend toilet seat

real dollars, not abbo bux

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248870)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 1:58 AM
Author: vivacious patrolman



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:00 AM
Author: purple filthpig

Looks like they left three or four zeroes off civil appeals

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248765)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:15 AM
Author: vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke

lol at flat fees.

how to get mega fucked in 2 easy steps.

step 1-consider flat fee

step 2-accept flat fee

related, those fees are really fucking shitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248817)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:19 AM
Author: aromatic sanctuary



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:22 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac new version regret

Lmao. Just do try a first degree felony for $1,875

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248832)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:27 AM
Author: vibrant claret ticket booth yarmulke

bobby, i reviewed the evidence against you yesterday between 1:00 and 1:13.

my advice is that you accept the plea offer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34248840)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:03 AM
Author: lake thriller party of the first part goyim



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:10 AM
Author: Henna Learning Disabled National Circlehead

yup



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34249800)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:11 AM
Author: Henna Learning Disabled National Circlehead

you guys know that Alabama isn't a real democratic form of govt right

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34249806)



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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:20 AM
Author: mustard theatre associate

Libtard paradises like NY generally pay even less because lawyers will do this shit for free.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737250&forum_id=2#34249873)