Originally published Monday, November 10, 2008 at 10:55 AM
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The public defense coordinator for Franklin County has asked county commissioners to approve another $100,000 because of costs related to two trials.
The public defense coordinator for Franklin County has asked county commissioners to approve another $100,000 because of costs related to two trials.
The Tri-City Herald reports the county had budgeted $45,000 for professional services for indigent defendants. It has already spent $75,000 this year to help prepare for the trials of David Webster and Vicent Ruiz.
Webster is charged with raping a cellmate in the Franklin County Jail. Ruiz is accused of gunning down five men in 1987 at a Pasco auto shop.
The county helps the defense by paying for investigators, travel to contact witnesses and DNA testing.
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