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Duchesne County formalizes employee defense policy as public defender office seeks staff and flat‑rate conflict counsel
Summary
The Duchesne County Commission approved a formal policy allowing in‑house criminal defense attorneys to represent county employees under investigation and heard a public defender office update about caseload pressures, budget overruns on conflict counsel, and plans to negotiate a flat‑rate contract.
The Duchesne County Commission on Aug. 18 approved a policy to formalize a process under which county‑provided criminal defense attorneys may represent county employees who face investigations that could lead to criminal charges. County Attorney Grant told the commission the intent is to “get the defense attorneys involved as early as possible” so employees have representation when investigations begin.
The public defender office reported it has been appointed about 255 district‑court cases since January 2025 and is managing juvenile and adult dockets out of a newly centralized office. The office said centralizing attorneys at the Irene Hanson Building has reduced inconsistent…
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