TO: | Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1734 by Gallego (Relating to representation of applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($135,317) |
2005 | ($202,975) |
2006 | ($202,975) |
2007 | ($202,975) |
2008 | ($202,975) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|
2004 | ($135,317) |
2005 | ($202,975) |
2006 | ($202,975) |
2007 | ($202,975) |
2008 | ($202,975) |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the representation of applicants for writs of habeas corpus involving the death penalty. The bill would provide for indigent defendants to request the convicting court provide two attorneys rather than one to represent the defendant in a writ of habeas corpus application. The bill would also raise the current cap on compensation for counsel in death penalty habeas corpus cases.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2003 and would apply to writs of hapeas corpus filed on or after January 1, 2004.
The bill would raise the current cap on the reimbursement the state may pay a county for the compensation of counsel representing indigent defendants in death penalty cases from $25,000 per case to $50,000 per case.
The bill would also allow for more than one writ of habeas corpus to be filed in certain death penalty cases. This estimate assumes that any additional costs incurred by the state for such additional writs would be covered within the amounts indicated above.
Source Agencies: | 211 Court Of Criminal Appeals
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LBB Staff: | JK, WK, VDS, TB
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