Public Hearing on Proposed Standards to be held June 12, 2018

The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed Standards 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Lansing, Michigan during the Commission meeting to be held on June 12, 2018.

The proposed standards address the need for independence from the judiciary, defender workload limitations, qualification and review of attorneys accepting assignments in adult criminal cases, and economic incentives and disincentives.  Read the full text of the standards here.

Download the complete packet of standards here.

Comments on the proposed standards can be sent to the MIDC via email at comments@michiganidc.gov or mailed to the MIDC’s office at 200 N. Washington Square, 3rd Floor, Lansing, MI 48913.

Comments are due no later than June 12, 2018.