Will Davis
- Republican
- Delegate
- District 39
Primary
Appointment of counsel for accused; feloniespunishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life.Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is chargedwith any felony punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinementfor life, the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experiencedattorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdictionin which a public defender office is established, for the defendant.Under current law, the court is required to appoint two such attorneysin cases in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal JusticeConference.
Continued to 2025 in Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101769D
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