United States v. Dodge
| Decision Date | 30 March 1966 |
| Docket Number | No. 64 Cr. 619.,64 Cr. 619. |
| Citation | 260 F. Supp. 929 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America v. Robert J. DODGE, and others, including Milton Parness. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York |
Application of Theodore Krieger, Esq. for compensation under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A
The payment of compensation to the extent of $1,800 is approved.
The trial of this case lasted from October 18 to and including November 10, 1965, altogether 17 court days. In addition, counsel spent a total of 48 hours in interviews and legal research outside of court.
I find this to be the kind of "protracted representation" which the statute had in mind when it provided that payment in excess of the $500 limit of compensation to counsel could be made in such "extraordinary circumstances." 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(c).
The trial judge approved the claim in the total of $2,175 which was at the maximum rate of $15 per hour for 113 hours in court and $10 per hour for 48...
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