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Weber County staff seek contract counsel for renewed Doug Lovell sentencing proceedings
Summary
County attorney asked commissioners to place a proposed contract for experienced outside counsel on a future agenda to assist with the renewed sentencing proceedings in the long-running Doug Lovell capital case.
Weber County attorneys asked the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25 to place a proposed contract for outside counsel on a future agenda to support renewed sentencing proceedings in the long-running Doug Lovell capital case. The contract request centers on hiring attorney Gary Heward to provide hourly prosecutorial assistance under a not-to-exceed cap; county attorneys said Heward previously handled the case and brings institutional knowledge that would reduce duplicative work. Chris Allred, Weber County attorney, told commissioners the matter remains “human resource intensive” and described Heward as “the one that’s…
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