April 6, 2015
In all, Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill gave some 55 cases to private lawyers. Because the county is required to provide lawyers for people who are too poor to hire their own, Hinds County could be on the hook for the private attorneys' fees. Photo courtesy Kenya Hudson/File Photo
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County Might Not Pay for Private Lawyers in Weill, Public Defender Dispute
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors may refuse to pay private attorneys a county judge appointed because of a spat with the public defender's office.
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