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Ga. Supreme Court rules for Duke defense Tara Grinstead case (Source: WALB) By Dave Miller | March 15, 2021 at 9:26 AM EDT - Updated March 15 at 3:17 PM
ATLANTA (WALB) - The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed an Irwin County court’s ruling that the
Georgia Indigent Defense Act provides no means for pro bono counsel representing Ryan Alexander Duke to obtain state funds for defense experts and an investigator.
“Contrary to the trial court’s conclusion, the Indigent Defense Act allows an indigent defendant to obtain such ancillary defense services through a contract between pro bono counsel and either the Georgia Public Defender Council or the appropriate circuit public defender,” Chief Justice Harold Melton writes for the majority in Monday’s 8-1 decision.
Defense attorneys for Tara Grinstead s accused killer ask for state funds again
The issue of if the state should pay for expert witnesses and investigators to prepare him for trial came back up in court Tuesday Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 1:04 PM EST January 12, 2021
ATLANTA Attorneys for Ryan Duke, the man accused of killing Tara Grinstead more than 15 years ago, went back before the Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday morning.
The issue? If the state should pay for expert witnesses and investigators to help him prepare for trial.
An Irwin County judge said no because Duke hired private defense lawyers – who are representing him for free – instead of using court-appointed public defenders.
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