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House advances $200,000 aid measure for counties facing unusually high indigent-defense costs
Summary
House passed HB80 to appropriate $200,000 to the attorney general's office for indigent defense costs in counties facing extraordinary trials, citing the Northstar capital case in Garfield County and the risk of bankrupting small counties; the measure passed overwhelmingly and goes to the Senate.
The Utah House approved legislation to provide emergency support for counties facing extreme indigent defense costs, responding to a high-cost capital case in Garfield County.
A sponsor described House Bill 80 as a $200,000 appropriation from the state to the attorney general's office to provide indigent defense in counties with unusual…
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