Amid shortage, state hikes hourly rate for attorneys appointed to death penalty cases
Ohio has increased hourly pay for court-appointed death penalty attorneys. The move follows a decline in the number of lawyers certified to handle such cases.
Ohio raised pay for court-appointed death penalty attorneys after the number of lawyers certified to take on the cases shrunk.
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