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OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER MARIC OPA COUNTY JAMES J. HAAS Public Defender Memo To: Honorable Joseph Welty, Presiding Judge Honorable Bill Gates, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3 Honorable Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 4 Honorable Jack Sellers, Board of Supervisors, District 1 Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2 Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5 Michael Cimino, Chief Adult Probation Officer From: James J. Haas, Public Defender Date: October 9,2019 Subject: Public Defender Cost per Case Annual Report provides Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-584(B)(2), 1 am submitting to you this document which the average cost of defending a felony case in this law office. Our felony costs, which average $2,353.01 per case, include complex cases and capital cases. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Direct Expenses Division Plus Administrative Cases Cost Per Allocation Assignedi Case Adult Felony $32,147,818.68 15,935 $2,353.01 period "Cases with Assigned" the following are calculated dispositions: as total no complaint, cases opened administrative during the transfer, time period, minus cases closed during the time to conflict withdrawal due to lack of client contact/participation, and withdrawal withdrawal due to retention due to workload, of private withdrawal counsel. due cc: Joy Rich, County Manager Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator LAW FIRM Downtown Justice Center • 620 West Jackson, Suite 4015 • Phoenix, Arizona 85003 (602) 506-7711 • FAX (602) 506-8377 • T1' (602) 506-1646 Delivering America's Promise of Justice for All