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TexasTowelie

(111,278 posts)
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 04:23 AM Dec 2015

Paxton objects to prosecutor fees as excessive

Lawyers defending Attorney General Ken Paxton from criminal charges Monday asked a state judge to dramatically cut the fees that can be paid to prosecutors in the case.

In a court filing, Paxton’s lawyers argued that the three appointed prosecutors can be paid no more than $1,000 each for pretrial work — well below the $300 an hour that a judge approved earlier this year.

Defense lawyers argued that the higher fees would violate state law and Collin County rules on payments to appointed attorneys, including the prosecutors who were appointed to handle Paxton’s case after Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis — a friend and former business partner of Paxton — stepped aside in April.

The appointed prosecutors — Kent Schaffer, Brian Wice and Nicole Deborde — are Houston defense lawyers.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/paxton-objects-to-prosecutor-fees-as-excessive/npsX2/

[font color=330099]Paxton can't get the judge to dismiss the criminal case against him so now he do everything within his power to sabotage the prosecution. If a judge rules in favor of this motion then it would effectively end the prosecution of any state official in specialized cases outside of Travis County. It is essentially a get out jail free card for any state official that commits a crime in any of the other 253 counties in the state since no attorney would willingly accept such complex litigation without being able to recoup their expenses or be compensated for their time.[/font]

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Paxton objects to prosecutor fees as excessive (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2015 OP
I did not realize that the defendant had any control Downwinder Dec 2015 #1
More proof that he is guilty as sin and is desperate for anything that will get him off. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #2
Schaffer and Wice are two of the top criminal attorneys in Texas Gothmog Dec 2015 #3

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
1. I did not realize that the defendant had any control
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 07:54 AM
Dec 2015

over the pay of the prosecutor, special or otherwise. I might see if I can adjust some local pay scales.

Gothmog

(143,998 posts)
3. Schaffer and Wice are two of the top criminal attorneys in Texas
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 12:02 AM
Dec 2015

Paxton wants these two lawyers off this case because he can not beat them

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