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House rejects change to indigent-defense practice for justice courts; bill fails
Summary
House Bill 339, which would have charged the Judicial Council with ensuring parity and procedures for appointment of counsel in some justice courts, failed on a recorded vote after debate over fiscal impacts and unintended consequences.
House Bill 339, a bill aimed at ensuring parity in appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in Utah justice courts, failed its final passage on March 11 after a floor debate about costs and unintended local fiscal impacts.
Representative Greene, who introduced the bill, said the measure does not change the constitutional minimal standard for appointment of counsel but would charge the Judicial Council with ensuring each justice court had procedures and…
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