A. Reimbursement for All Acquitted Defendants
Four states23 have adopted broadly applicable reimbursement
laws24: Florida,25 Missouri,26 New Jersey,27 and North Carolina.28 In
contrast to the states whose laws fall under the remaining categories,
the laws in this first category do not limit reimbursement by type of
case or type of defendant. Thus, all defendants acquitted of criminal
charges in these four states are potentially eligible to receive
compensation for certain defense expenses.