2020 – HB 319 – Expansion of SAPD Services

  • Status: Lost: Signed into Law
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: HB 319
  • Session: 2020
  • Latest Update: January 31, 2020
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Summary

HB 319 would expand the number of cases that the State Appellate Public Defender’s Office would be required to provide legal representation.

HB 319 would expand the number of cases that the State Appellate Public Defender’s Office (SAPD) would be required to provide legal representation. Though the ACLU is supportive of the concept of alleviating burdens on trial court public defenders, this bill does not provide the resources needed for that shifted burden given that SAPD attorney caseloads exceed both Idaho and national caseload standards for appellate cases.

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