La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 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.
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