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Senate advances postconviction remedies bill after debate over counsel and expert fees
Utah State Senate · February 27, 2008
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Summary
Senate Bill 277, revising postconviction procedures, passed third-reading after debate over hourly rates and caps for counsel and experts; amendments to raise rates failed, final tally 24–1 (4 absent).
The Utah Senate debated and advanced SB 277, a package of revisions to the state's Postconviction Remedies Act that changes procedures for collateral attacks and sets compensation limits for counsel and experts handling postconviction matters.
Senator Bell described the bill as an effort to curb…
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