STATE NEWS
He thought he had a free court-appointed lawyer. Then he got a bill for $10,000
Defendants in Texas and across the country are sometimes asked to reimburse the government for the cost of their court-appointed lawyer through a practice called recoupment.
By SHANNON NAJMABADI, The Texas Tribune
Posted 11/14/17
After Kelly Unterburger and his girlfriend were pulled over for speeding in 2011, a state trooper searched the car ...
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