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State Appellate Public Defender asks for new deputy attorney to curb contract overflow
Summary
The State Appellate Public Defender told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee the office is fully staffed but handling a sustained caseload increase and seeks one additional deputy appellate public defender to reduce contracting costs and absorb overflow cases.
The State Appellate Public Defender requested funding for a new deputy appellate public defender during a Jan. budget hearing before the Idaho Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Christopher Lahoset, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented office staffing and budget data; Eric Leighton, director of the Appellate Public Defender, answered committee questions about workload and contracting.
The request would add a thirteenth appellate attorney to handle non‑capital felony, misdemeanor and juvenile district and post‑conviction…
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