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House approves measure to tighten post-conviction review in death-penalty cases
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 202 on Tuesday, a package of changes to post-conviction review in death‑penalty cases that limits successive petitions while ensuring appointed counsel at state expense for an expanded, single post‑conviction review stage. The bill passed 67–5 and heads to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 passed House Bill 202, a measure the sponsor described as the culmination of a two‑year effort to speed post‑conviction processing in capital cases while preserving fairness.
Representative McKiff, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the legislation authorizes a single, additional post‑conviction review in death‑penalty cases during which appointed counsel — new counsel certified in death‑penalty cases and paid at state expense — may examine prior proceedings and raise any claims that exist. McKiff said the change is intended to reduce “additional stays of execution” that can prolong resolution for decades while…
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