HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103
(By Delegate Beane, Ennis, Walters, Blair, Argento, Barker,
Butcher, Hatfield, Hunt, Iaquinta, Manchin, Martin, Miley,
Perdue, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Yost, Frich, Porter, Romine,
Rowan, Schoen and Trump
)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[April 08, 2005]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct
a study of court appointed counsel and Public Defender
Services within West Virginia.
W
HEREAS
, The right to counsel is a Constitutional Right that
the Legislature has sworn to uphold; and
W
HEREAS
,
The cost of providing court appointed counsel and
Public Defender Services has continued to increase; and
W
HERE
AS
,
The Legislature is committed to preserving the rights
of individuals and the Legislature is committed to fiscal
responsibility;
therefore be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to conduct a study on
court appointed counsel and Public
Defender Services within West Virginia
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.