Michigan Laws 780.717.amended – 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.amended
- 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.
- 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
- Youth: means an individual who is eligible to appeal an order issued under section 2(a), (d), or (h) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 780.711a
(1) The appellate defender may appoint special assistant appellate defenders to do any of the following:
(a) Represent indigent adults or otherwise assist in the representation of indigent adults at any stage of appellate or postconviction proceedings, upon rules adopted by the commission.
(b) Represent indigent youth or otherwise assist in the representation of indigent youth at any stage of appellate proceedings, upon rules adopted by the commission.
(2) A special assistant appellate defender shall be paid on a contract basis approved by the commission within funds available to the commission.
(3) A special assistant appellate defender is not subject to the restrictions on the practice of law applicable to the appellate defender, deputy appellate defender, and assistant appellate defender under section 4.