LEGAL DEFENDER ANNUAL REPORT.PDF

OFFICE OF THE
LEGAL DEFENDER Marty Lieberman, Legal Defender
MARICOPA COUNTY
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: Marty Lieberman, Legal Defende
Date: November 6, 2017
Subject: Legal Defender Cost per Case Annual Report
Pursuant to 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 $3,042.79 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 Assigned' Case
Adult Felony $10,053,372.99 3,304 $3,042.79
period 'Cases with Assigned" the following are calculated dispositions: as total no complaint, cases opened administrative during the transfer, time period, withdrawal minus cases due to closed workload, during withdrawal the time
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 McCarroll, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
222 North Central Avenue, Suite 8100, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-506-8800 / Fax: 602-506-8862