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Bell County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2014

General Information
2010 Population310,235
Baseline$809,843.00
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodModified Accrual
Submission Date11/19/2014 2:23 PM
Public Defender Indirect Rate
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleDonna C. Eakin, Auditor
Emaildonna.eakin@co.bell.tx.us
Phone254-933-5115
Contact PersonDeborah Brown deborah.brown@co.bell.tx.us 254.933.5124
Date Submitted11/19/2014 2:23 PM
Date Completed11/19/2014
Confirmation NumberIDER201401420141119

Reimbursements
NOTE: These figures are for information purposes only and are not included in financial data below.
Total Amount Collected From Defendants Pre or Post Disposition. $440,027.40
Total Amount Received From the State Comptroller for 11.071 Writs of Habeas Corpus Costs. $0.00
Total Amount Received For Indigent Defense Costs From Other Private or Government Grants. $0.00

Regional Indigent Defense Programs
Total Funds Received from Participating Counties $0.00
Total Funds Paid to Participating Counties $0.00


Part C: Court Report
27th District Court Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
This court also serves: Lampasas
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $1,275
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $309,534 $1,498 $600 $531
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $300
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $311,109 $1,498 $600 $531
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $21,551 $26 $67
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $21,551 $26 $0 $67
Overall Total $332,660 $1,524 $600 $597



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 593
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 2
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 9
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 605
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


264th District Court Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $302,745 $1,580 $9,568 $472
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $302,745 $1,580 $9,568 $472
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $42,158 $187
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $42,158 $0 $0 $187
Overall Total $344,902 $1,580 $9,568 $658



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 584
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 20
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 604
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


426th District Court Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $297,738 $5,174 $6,633 $1,144
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $297,738 $5,174 $6,633 $1,144
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $24,302 $311
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $24,302 $0 $0 $311
Overall Total $322,040 $5,174 $6,633 $1,456



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 586
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 9
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 595
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Bell County Court at Law No. 1 Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $124,874$23,745
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $124,874 $23,745 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $124,874 $23,745 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 632
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 632
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Bell County Court at Law No. 2 Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $619,625 $400 $5,873
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $619,625 $0 $400 $5,873
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel $3,521 $28
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $3,521 $0 $0 $28
Overall Total $623,146 $0 $400 $5,901



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 3,069
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases 2
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 3,071
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Bell County Court at Law No. 3 Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $550,950 $2,437
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $550,950 $0 $0 $2,437
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $550,950 $0 $0 $2,437



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 2,740
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 2,740
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Combined County Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Number of Courts: 6
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $124,874$23,745
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $1,275
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $910,017 $8,251 $16,801 $2,147
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $1,170,875 $400 $8,310
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $2,207,042 $31,996 $17,201 $10,456
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $88,010 $26 $565
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel $3,521 $28
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $91,531 $26 $0 $593
Overall Total $2,298,573 $32,022 $17,201 $11,049



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 3,372
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 1,763
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 3,071
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 38
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases 2
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 8,247
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Courts with No Reported Expenditures or Case Counts
146th District Court
169th District Court



Increased County Indigent Defense Administrative Expenditures
Counties with FY 2014 administrative costs in excess of FY 2001 baseline administrative expenditures may choose to report the cost increment. Reported costs must be related to indigent defense and follow cost principles established in the Uniform Grant Management Standards.
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Counties reporting increased administrative expenditures for FY2014 over the FY01 baseline may report those costs on this form. Reported costs must be related to indigent defense and follow cost principles established in the Uniform Grant Management Standards.
Expenditure CategoryExpenditures
Personnel Expenditures $81,429
Travel and Training Expenditures $40
Equipment Expenditures $100
Other Direct Operating Expenditures $4,797
Total Administrative Expenditures $86,367
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $2,358,845
Total Administrative Expenditures: $86,367
Total Managed Assigned Counsel Office Expenditures: $0
Total of Limited Scope 15.17 / Automatic Bail Review Hearing(0 cases): $0
Total Court and Administrative Expenditures: $2,445,212