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Cameron County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2011

General Information
2010 Population406,220
Baseline$652,706.00
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodAccrual
Submission Date10/27/2011 11:11 AM
Public Defender Indirect Rate
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleMartha Galarza, County Auditor
Emailmgalarza@co.cameron.tx.us
Phone956-544-0822
Contact Person
Date Submitted10/27/2011 11:11 AM
Date Completed11/7/2011
Confirmation NumberIDER201103120111027

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. $156,177.50
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
103rd District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $250 $1,500 $0
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $84,713 $0 $500 $783
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $84,963 $0 $2,000 $783
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $84,963 $0 $2,000 $783



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 1 1,030
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 281
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 282 1,030
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


107th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,650 $2,000
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $21,060 $3,572
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $192,706 $6,475 $8,500 $158
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $215,416 $10,047 $10,500 $158
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $215,416 $10,047 $10,500 $158



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 10
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 368
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 378
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


138th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $650 $950
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $1,500
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $168,192 $0 $10,650 $2,855
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $168,842 $0 $11,600 $4,355
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $7,231 $18,817
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $7,231 $18,817 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $168,842 $7,231 $30,417 $4,355



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 4
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 310
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 315
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


197th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
This court also serves: Willacy
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,200 $2,000
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $103,142 $0 $5,010
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $104,342 $0 $7,010 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $104,342 $0 $7,010 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 3
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 332
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 335
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


357th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $850 $1,500
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $113,293 $1,500
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $114,143 $0 $3,000 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $114,143 $0 $3,000 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 4
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 290
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 294
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


404th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $700 $2,450
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $41,000
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $141,816 $2,000
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $183,516 $0 $4,450 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $183,516 $0 $4,450 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 3
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 326
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 329
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


444th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $750 $500
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $750 $0 $500 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $750 $0 $500 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 3
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 3
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


445th District Court Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $500 $500
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $18,220
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $71,914 $500
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $90,634 $0 $1,000 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $90,634 $0 $1,000 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 2
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 269
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 272
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 1 Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $246,958
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $246,958 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $246,958 $0 $0 $0



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 1,179
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 1,179
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 2 Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $231,927
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $231,927 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $231,927 $0 $0 $0



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 1,150
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 1,150
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 3 Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $154,684
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $154,684 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $154,684 $0 $0 $0



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 854
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 854
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Combined County Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Number of Courts: 11
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $5,800 $10,900 $0
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $80,280 $3,572 $1,500
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $876,525 $6,475 $29,160 $3,796
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $633,568
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $1,596,174 $10,047 $40,060 $5,296
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $7,231 $18,817
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $7,231 $18,817 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $1,596,174 $17,278 $58,877 $5,296



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 27 1,030
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 2,179
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 3,183
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 5,391 1,030
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.





Increased County Indigent Defense Administrative Expenditures
Counties with FY 2011 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, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Counties reporting increased administrative expenditures for FY2011 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 $314,153
Travel and Training Expenditures $2,354
Equipment Expenditures $2,281
Other Direct Operating Expenditures $7,935
Total Administrative Expenditures $326,722


Public Defender Office Expenditures
Expenditures, October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
 
Attorney
Salary and
Fringe Benefits
Investigator
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Mitigation
Specialist
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Mental Health
Professionals
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Administrative
Support
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Juvenile $141,729
Capital Murder
Adult Non-Capital Felony
Adult Misdemeanor
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeals
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
15.17 Magistration Representation
Column Total $141,729 $0 $0 $0 $0

Total Public Defender Personnel Cost and Fringe Benefits $141,729
County's average fringe benefit rate %
Public Defender Travel and Training Expenditures
Public Defender Equipment Expenditures
Public Defender Other Direct Operating Expenditures


Other Public Defender Court Related Expenditures
Expert Witness Expenditures
Contract Investigator Expenditures
Other Direct Litigation Expenditures
Total Court Related Expenditures $141,729
Indirect Expenditures
Public Defender Indirect Costs
Public Defender Indirect Rate (approving agency: ) %
Total Public Defender Expenditures $141,729
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $1,677,625
Total Administrative Expenditures: $326,722
Total Public Defender Expenditures: $141,729
Total Managed Assigned Counsel Office Expenditures: $0
Total of Limited Scope 15.17 / Automatic Bail Review Hearing(0 cases): $0
Total funds paid to participating counties: $0
Total Court and Administrative Expenditures: $2,146,076