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Families press for right to evidentiary review after closed homicide investigations
Summary
SB625 would allow certain family members of intentional-homicide victims to request a written explanation and petition superior court for an evidentiary hearing when the Department of Justice declines charges. Families described long delays and alleged investigative failings; judicial and DOJ witnesses raised procedural, fiscal and constitutional concerns.
Sen. Regina Burtzel told the Judiciary Committee SB625 is designed to give family members of intentional-homicide victims an avenue for review when the Department of Justice declines to prosecute. "This bill permits family members of intentional homicide victims to seek an evidentiary hearing in cases where [the DOJ] does not file charges," Burtzel said.
Family members, including Karen and Lynn Perkins and Anna Randall, described years of delay and trouble obtaining…
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