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OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER MARIC OPA COUNTY JAMES J. HAAS JEREMY D. MUSSMAN Public Defender DIANE J. TERRIBILE Deputy Director Administrator Memo To: Honorable Janet Barton, Presiding Judge Honorable Steve Chucti, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 2 Honorable Denny Barney, Board of Supervisors, District 1 Honorable Steve Chucri, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 2 Honorable Andrew Kunasek, Board of Supervisors, District 3 Honorable Clint L. Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4 Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5 Barbara B. Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer From: James J. Haas, Public Defender Date: October 26, 2015 Subject: Public 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 $2,287.87 per case, include complex cases and capital cases. Also included below is the average cost per case in each major component of the office (adult trial and appeals). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Direct Expenses Plus Administrative Cases Cost Per Division Allocation Assigned .' Case Trial2 $36,717,557.86 18,731 $1,960.26 Appeals3 $3,807,166.85 275 $13,844.24 Total $40,524,724.71 19,006 $2,132.21 Felony Only4 $33,833,000.61 14,788 $2,287.87 I"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. 2For purposes of this calculation, misdemeanor cases are counted as 1/2 a felony case and probation violation cases as 'Includes 113 a felony post-conviction case. reef, to include capita/post-conviction relief 4Excludes probation violation and misdemeanor cases and costs. cc: Tom Manos, County Manager Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board REGEN Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator OCT 2 7 ?015 IVIARICO PI\ COUNTY CLERK BOARD C:.. 1 L;LiF ERVEORS LAW FIRM Downtown Justice Center • 620 West Jackson, Suite 4015 • Phoenix, Arizona 85003 I /Oh/1(41' i 48_ (602) 506-7711 • FAX (602) 506-8377 • TT (602) 506-1646 Delivering America's Promise of Justice for All