703 - Employment of counsel.

§  703. Employment of counsel. With the written approval of the county  judge of a county in which an indictment has been found for a capital or  other crime which presents unusual difficulty upon  the  trial  thereof,  the  district attorney may employ counsel to assist him upon such trial.  Such approval shall be filed in the office  of  the  county  clerk.  The  board  of  supervisors  shall audit as other county charges a reasonable  compensation and the necessary expenses of such counsel as certified  by  the presiding judge or justice.