In wake of 6AC report, legislative changes are already afoot in Utah

In wake of 6AC report, legislative changes are already afoot in Utah

Pleading the Sixth: On the heels of the 6AC report, the Utah Judicial Council adopted a report on October 26, 2015, by an indigent defense study committee calling for significant state actions, including a statewide commission with authority to set standards (workload, performance, attorney qualifications, etc.) and monitor compliance, the first-ever statewide funding, and a ban on flat fee contracts, to name a few. The report has even suggested draft legislative language. (In Part I of the story, here, read about one defendant’s experience as symptomatic of the issues.)