Twin Peaks expenses mounting
As the first case involving the May 2015 Twin Peaks shootout appears heading to trial, McLennan County officials continue to plan for the potential astronomical costs related to the one-of-a-kind legal proceedings.
Houston attorney Casie Gotro, who represents biker Jacob Carrizal, has announced she is representing the Bandidos Dallas chapter president for free. So that will save the county money, along with other bikers who have hired their own attorneys instead of relying on county-funded, court-appointed attorneys.
About 70 of the 154 indicted bikers have court-appointed attorneys, but the majority of those attorneys haven't sent bills to the county yet, according to county records.
Because of the uncertainty of the number of bikers who will be going to trial, whether those following Carrizal will seek changes of venue, which drive up trial costs dramatically, how much expert witnesses will bill the county and a variety of unknown factors, county officials really have no way to budget for the millions of dollars the Twin Peaks cases are expected to cost.
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