Kansas Statutes 22-4511. ermination of appointment or reimbursement after appointment of counsel, when; counsel after proceedings begun; substitutions
(a) If at any time after appointment of counsel the court having jurisdiction of the case finds that the defendant is financially able to obtain counsel or to make partial payment for representation, the court may terminate the appointment of counsel or authorize payment as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 22-4504 or 22-4510, and amendments thereto, as the interests of justice may dictate.
(b) If at any stage of the proceedings, including appeal, the court having jurisdiction of the case finds that the defendant is financially unable to pay counsel whom the defendant has retained, the court may appoint counsel as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-4503, 22-4505 or 22-4506, and amendments thereto, and authorize payment as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-4507, and amendments thereto, as the interests of justice may dictate.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-4511
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The court having jurisdiction of the case may, in the interests of justice, substitute one appointed counsel for another at any stage of the proceeding.