Opinion

State Ex Rel. Felson v. McHenry

  • 158 Ohio App. 3d 81
  • 2004 Ohio 3622
  • 814 N.E.2d 75
Court
Ohio Court of Appeals
Filed
Jul 9, 2004
Status
Published
Author
Painter
On the bench
Winkler, Hildebrandt, Painter
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

Painter, Judge,

concurring separately.

{¶ 11} Everyone knows that lawyers who take public-defender cases are paid a pittance. The Ohio Administrative Code requires lawyers to be reasonably paid for their work. The county has violated the provision for years, if not forever. The only problem is that the county’s violation of the provision results only in loss of reimbursement by the state. Enforcement must come from the state public defender’s office.

{¶ 12} The problem with this case is that the relators want what they cannot have and do not want what they can have. They seem not to want the state to become involved — which is the one sure remedy for the problem. And they have abandoned the other claims, which may have been other avenues for redress.

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