The attorney for Timothy Madden is asking the state of Kentucky to help pay for his client’s legal defense. Madden is scheduled to go on trial this summer for the murder of a young Scottsville girl.
Attorney Travis Lock filed a motion this week in Allen County Circuit Court seeking to have Madden declared an indigent person. The court document states that the 40-year-old Madden and his family have exhausted all of their personal funds to pay for legal representation.
According to the motion, Lock has been representing Madden pro bono for the past year and will continue to do so, but the defense attorney is asking for the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy to help pay for expert assistance in preparing the capital case for trial. Lock wants to hire a psychological expert, among others.
"The Defendant respectfully submits that should he be forced to proceed to trial without the ability, because of his indigent status, to completely build and present an effective defense, with the assistance of expert facilities and services, the United States Constitution will mandate a reversal of any conviction or sentence imposed," the motion read.
Madden is charging with kidnapping, raping, and killing seven-year-old Gabbi Doolin in 2015. The child’s body was found behind Allen County-Scottsville High School.
Madden could get the death penalty if convicted. His trial is set to begin July 23 in Hardin County.
