City Council Memorandum City Magistrate Memo No. 2021-002
Date:
November 1, 2021
To:
Mayor and Council
From:
Alicia Skupin, City Magistrate
Subject:
Public Defender Agreement
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council approve a Public Defender Agreement between the City of Chandler and Ursula Gordwin in the amount of $32,374.
Background/Discussion
Defendants in criminal cases have the right to be represented by an attorney. In some instances, the attorney is court-appointed. The Chandler Municipal Court utilizes the services of court-appointed attorneys to represent indigent defendants. The proposed contract provides indigent defendants with access to a law office with demonstrated experience and expertise in the field of criminal defense with an office in the East Valley.