Michigan Laws 780.717 – Special assistant appellate defenders; appointment; duties; payment on contract basis; practice of law not restricted
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.717
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Indigent: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan indigent defense commission act, 2013 PA 93, MCL 780. See Michigan Laws 780.711a
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
The appellate defender may appoint special assistant appellate defenders to represent indigent persons or to assist in the representation of an indigent person at any stage of appellate or post conviction proceedings, upon rules adopted by the commission. Special assistant appellate defenders shall be paid on a contract basis approved by the commission within funds available to the commission and shall not be subject to the restrictions on the practice of law contained in section 4.