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Fort Bend County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2011

General Information
2010 Population585,375
Baseline$870,299.00
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodAccrual
Submission Date11/1/2011 10:13 AM
Public Defender Indirect Rate8.3200
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleRobert Ed Sturdivant, Auditor
Emailed.sturdivant@fortbendcountytx.gov
Phone281-341-3760
Contact Person
Date Submitted11/1/2011 10:13 AM
Date Completed11/9/2011
Confirmation NumberIDER201107920111101

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. $97,279.65
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
240th 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 $5,725 $222
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $317,513 $7,428 $16,416 $48,756
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $317,513 $7,428 $22,141 $48,978
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 $317,513 $7,428 $22,141 $48,978



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 321 6
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 323 6
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


268th 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 $151,599 $5,109 $24,966 $28,208
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $274,458 $5,293 $31,629 $30,819
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $426,056 $10,402 $56,595 $59,027
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 $426,056 $10,402 $56,595 $59,027



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 355 17
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 357 17
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


400th 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 $3,300 $10,300
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $349,256 $2,674 $16,782 $7,068
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $352,556 $2,674 $27,082 $7,068
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 $352,556 $2,674 $27,082 $7,068



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 330 9
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 332 9
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


434th 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 $82,911 $3,142 $16,859
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $460,984 $7,995 $11,450 $12,798
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $543,895 $7,995 $14,592 $29,657
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 $543,895 $7,995 $14,592 $29,657



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 3
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 266 9
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 269 9
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend 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 $25,825 $5,550 $2,026
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $180,333 $6,150 $740
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $206,158 $0 $11,700 $2,766
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 $206,158 $0 $11,700 $2,766



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 32
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 273 52
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 305 52
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend 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 $35,674$700 $1,200
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $244,286 $1,200 $5,211
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $279,960 $700 $2,400 $5,211
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 $279,960 $700 $2,400 $5,211



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 76
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 395 10
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 471 10
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend 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 $80,412$2,100 $9,605 $1,137
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $248,121 $3,600 $2,740
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $328,533 $2,100 $13,205 $3,877
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 $328,533 $2,100 $13,205 $3,877



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 112
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 422 9
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 534 9
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $110,553$1,660 $12,550
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $434,390 $1,200
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $544,943 $1,660 $13,750 $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 $544,943 $1,660 $13,750 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 108
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 483 14
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 591 14
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Combined County Report
October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Number of Courts: 8
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $252,464$4,460 $28,905 $3,163
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $237,809 $5,109 $44,133 $45,288
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $1,402,210 $23,390 $76,276 $99,442
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $1,107,130 $12,150 $8,691
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $2,999,613 $32,959 $161,464 $156,583
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 $2,999,613 $32,959 $161,464 $156,583



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 328
Capital Murder Cases 9
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 1,272 41
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 1,573 85
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 3,182 126
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 $165,710
Travel and Training Expenditures
Equipment Expenditures
Other Direct Operating Expenditures
Total Administrative Expenditures $165,710


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
Capital Murder
Adult Non-Capital Felony $123,650 $123,452 $26,301
Adult Misdemeanor $82,433 $82,301 $17,534
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeals
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
15.17 Magistration Representation
Column Total $206,084 $0 $0 $205,754 $43,836

Total Public Defender Personnel Cost and Fringe Benefits $455,673
County's average fringe benefit rate 35.5800%
Public Defender Travel and Training Expenditures $7,032
Public Defender Equipment Expenditures
Public Defender Other Direct Operating Expenditures $18,100


Other Public Defender Court Related Expenditures
Expert Witness Expenditures
Contract Investigator Expenditures
Other Direct Litigation Expenditures
Total Court Related Expenditures $455,673
Indirect Expenditures
Public Defender Indirect Costs $40,000
Public Defender Indirect Rate (approving agency: Texas Indigent Defence Com.) 8.32%
Total Public Defender Expenditures $520,805
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $3,350,619
Total Administrative Expenditures: $165,710
Total Public Defender Expenditures: $520,805
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: $4,037,135