PUBLIC DEFENDER ANNUAL REPORT.PDF

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFE ER
COPA COUNTY
JAMES J. HAAS
JEREMY D. MUSSMAN Public Defender DAVID C. JONES
Deputy Director Administrator
Memo To: Honorable Janet Barton, Presiding Judge
Honorable Denny Barney, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Steve Chucri, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Bill Gates, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Clint Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5
Barbara Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer
From: James J. Haas, Public Defender
Date: November 6, 2017
Subject: Public Defender Cost per Case Annual Report
Pursuant fo Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-584(B)(2), I am submitting to you this document which
provides the average cost of defending a felony case in this law office. Our felony costs, which average
$2,558.45 per case, include complex cases and capital cases.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Direct Expenses
Plus Administrative Cases Cost Per
Division Allocation Assignedl Case
Adult Felony $35,948,811.70 14,051 $2,558.45
"Cases Assigned" are calculated as total cases opened during the time period, minus cases closed during the time
period with the following dispositions: no complaint, administrative transfer, withdrawal due to workload, withdrawal due
to conflict, withdrawal due to lack of client contact/participation, and withdrawal due to retention of private counsel.
cc: Joy Rich, County Manager
Fran McCarron, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
RECEIVED
NOV 1 3 2017
MARICOPA COUNTY
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
LAW FIRM
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