La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § XV-509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-509 - Support Services in Capital Appellate and Post-Conviction Cases

A. Counsel appointed in accordance with this rule shall secure all proper and necessary support services, including, but not limited to, investigative, expert, mitigation, and any other support services necessary to prepare and present an adequate defense. An attorney should use all available support services and facilities needed for an effective performance at every stage of the proceedings. Counsel should seek financial and technical assistance from all possible sources, provided expenses are within the guidelines established by the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board.

B. Funds to pay for reasonably necessary services, to the extent funds are available, shall be provided only upon a written showing to the director or supervisor of any entity responsible for capital appellate or capital post-conviction representation pursuant to §503, specifically identifying the nature of the services, the cost of such services, and the need for such services.

C. A written application for support services which requests funding in excess of the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board's established guidelines must be submitted to the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, through its director, for review and must be accompanied by specific justification for additional funding.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XV-509

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board. LR 28:1205 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:149.1 and 15:151.2(E)-(F).