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OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER MARICOPA COUNTY GARY KULA Public Defender Memo To: Honorable Joseph Welty, Presiding Judge From: Date: Subject: Honorable Clint Hickman, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 4 Honorable Jack Sellers, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 1 Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2 Honorable Bill Gates, Board of Supervisors, District 3 Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5 Michael Cimino, Chief Adult Probation Officer Gary Kula, Public Defender GMA October 15, 2020 Public Defender Cost per Case Annual Report Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-5 84(B)(2), [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 $2,334.01 per case, include complex cases and capital cases. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. cc: Direct Expenses Plus Administrative Cases Cost Per Division Allocation Assigned! Case Adult Felony $31,464,044.79 15,859 $2,334.01 "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 fo conflict, withdrawal due to lack of client contact/participation, and withdrawal due to retention of private counsel. Joy Rich, County Manager Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator LAW FIRM Downtown Justice Center © 620 West Jackson, Suite 4015 e Phoenix, Arizona 85003 (602) 506-7711 ¢ FAX (602) 506-8377 e TT (602) 506-1646 Delivering America’s Promise of Justice for All