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City prosecutors, courts clash over scheduling; committee advances bill to restore city calendars
Summary
HB 366 would require courts to accommodate city prosecutors by restoring or preserving city calendars for class A misdemeanors and de novo appeals. West Valley prosecutor Ryan Robinson described current scheduling as "an impossible task;" the judiciary warned the measure would intrude on court administration under Article VIII §12. Committee voted to favorably recommend the bill, with one dissenting vote.
Representative Tuscher sponsored HB 366, which would direct district courts to preserve or restore city calendars and other scheduling practices that city prosecutors say have allowed efficient handling of class A misdemeanors and de novo appeals.
Ryan Robinson, West Valley City prosecutor, told the committee that for decades city cases were scheduled on single calendars "and it…
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