PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Commissioners moved forward with a reorganization of the way the county deals with public defenders. In their meeting on Monday, the Commissioners heard the first
reading of an ordinance establishing a separate department for the Public Defenders.
In May, the Commissioners adopted an ordinance that established a framework for a public defender system and a three-person Public Defender Board. This board, appointed by the county commissioners, the county judges, and the state commission, will be responsible for creating a comprehensive plan for providing public defense services.
The new ordinance would establish the department for accounting purposes.
Commissioner Jesse Bohannon was fully behind the measure
President of the Commissioners, Stan Klotz, brought up the cost of a case such as the recent Delphi murder case, which cost Carroll County around $3 million, stating that in such a case, the county would be able to recoup 40 percent of that cost.
