"$4.3M in public money spent to defend former Hawaii-based soldier who avoid death penalty," is the AP report, via the Greenfield Daily Reporter.
It cost more than $4.3 million to defend a former Hawaii-based soldier who faced the death penalty for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter.
A jury last week was unable to agree on Naeem Williams' sentence, allowing him to avoid execution and receive life in prison without the possibility of release.
And:
The information released says Williams' attorney fees and costs totaled nearly $2.9 million. Other expenses including expert witnesses, paralegals and investigators totaled about $1.4 million.
Juror expenses came out to nearly $209,000.
Earlier coverage of the Hawaiian trial begins at the link. Related posts are in the federal death penalty category index.
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