Idaho § 19-5902
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 19-5902, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-5902.
legislative intent. The legislature recognizes that the cost of legal representation of indigent defendants upon the appeal of their criminal convictions, particularly convictions for first-degree murder, is an extraordinary burden on the counties of this state. In order to reduce this burden and provide competent counsel, but avoid paying high hourly rates to independent counsel to represent indigent defendants in appellate proceedings, the legislature finds it necessary to create the office of the state appellate public defender.
[19-5902, added 2021, ch. 164, sec. 2, p. 466.]
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Section 19-5902 is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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