he has enough to sue others for the failure of his tourism plans. How was he going to pay for 5 satellite homes on the property to house tourists, how was he going to develop a horse riding business, hiking, astronomy, etc. How was he planning to pay even the costs of security required anywhere in the usa to protect his property and clients and their belongings, liability insurance, cooks, cleaning people, professional guides. (Docs posted earlier on this thread.)
In the Kohberger case he is being represented by a private attorney, yet paid for by the state. Iirc it has something to do with the need for a death penalty qualified attorney.
Lots of public defenders are contracted attorneys. But I have seen nothing to indicate Kelly's attorney is a public defender, contracted or salaried.
A link I posted earlier says his attorney is a PD. Maybe it's an error?
I don't know how he qualifies for a PD.
"Attorney Brenna Larkin, who was appointed by the court to represent Kelly, said in her request that her client “admitted to firing warning shots at the smugglers earlier in the day, but denied firing any shot at any person."
Arizona rancher denies killing Mexican shot dead by border
The lawyer for and Arizona rancher being held on $1 million bond in the fatal shooting of a Mexican on his border property says her client did not shoot and kill the man but did fire warning shots earlier in the day at some armed smugglers he encounteredabcnews.go.com
If someone has access to the court filings, there should either be an order appointing counsel or just an entry of appearance by private counsel. I am willing to bet she is just a privately retained attorney.
I’m just going to go ahead and chalk this up in my “the media is wrong again“ tally unless there’s a reported side scandal of raising legal donations after qualifying for a public defender.
Looks like Brenna Larkin was appointed in a limited capacity and then she filed a notice of appearance to represent Mr Kelly.
The county site links to the AZ public defenders association website but unfortunately that site has no link for Santa Cruz County so I guess you just have to ask a judge if you need one.I wanted to find information about Santa Cruz County AZ Public Defenders office and I don't see them having one. Do they appoint private defense attorney's instead of having public defenders on staff?
Court Services | Santa Cruz County, AZ - Official Website
Get information about the services provided by the court precincts of Santa Cruz County.www.santacruzcountyaz.gov
yes sorry it was mentioned a few replies up.
Quite possible. States run PD offices differently but in smaller counties it often doesn't make much fiscal sense to have an actual salaried government employed public defender. So that work is just contracted out to local attorneys. But I still don't see any indication of even that here.I wanted to find information about Santa Cruz County AZ Public Defenders office and I don't see them having one. Do they appoint private defense attorney's instead of having public defenders on staff?
Court Services | Santa Cruz County, AZ - Official Website
Get information about the services provided by the court precincts of Santa Cruz County.
You can't get a change of venue based on racial make up of the area. But honestly, they may not want to change venues.
in the small county in ca i grew up in, they had a PD office but they also contracted in case there was a conflict (haha common in small counties!)
Practicing law in small communities is a challenge because its almost impossible to not have conflicts. And if you have one PD, but a crime that involves two defendants, then you have to bring in someone else.
I think it is a mistake to just assume that a hispanic population would mean more likely to convict here. It is more complicated. Many Mexican-Americans and legal immigrants are very anti-illegal immigration. Plus many land owners from the area would possibly be very sympathetic to Kelly's situation. But like in any case, and jury will be questioned about if they can be fair and decide based upon the evidence.
Great post!
