Show WOULD DEFEND I INDiGENT N D IG E N T PERSONS Judi Judiciary iary Committee Recommends Recommends Recommends Rec Rec- Passage of the Public Defender Bill Recommendation that tho the senate pass pas the he public defender bill Introduced l by y of or Salt SKit Lake Laka was Senator Frank Evans vans made mado this tills morning by the Judiciary com corn Tho The bill senate to bill to took Sk Its Ite place on the tile calendar lm and will Ill probably bo be o ch reached d tomorrow ns us the Iho calendar at atthe atthe atthe the present time IH is a lengthy IY one Senator tor Evans Evans' bill does doe not provide for forthe the tho appointment of an attorney who Is to devote oto his entire time to the defense defenso of ot indIgents who cannot afford aCord or om pon portions ns to pa pay attorneys attorney's fees fee but provides that the tho district court may appoint a lawyer le legal Ie- Ie to defend any Rny person unable to secure gal counsel themselves and that tho ex- ex of or the defense be bo paid by th county county county coun coun- ty In which the tho case 1 i h heard Tho The amount of or tho the fees to be bo paid the attorney attorney at at- torney lorney so appointed is to bo be determined by t the le court After Alter careful cardul consideration of oC the matter mat t ter r from all angles Senator Evans Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- hi his measure as the best possible solution so- so lution In this state of or the tile public defender de de- dc- dc fonder fender question H lIft lie was WI thoroughly In sympathy the Idea Ideo of or providing proper prop prop- er fOr couns counsel J in tho the courts for tor poor people but realized that there were many counties counties coun coun- ties lies In tho the outlying districts where a pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic defender could not be afforded owing to the small population and as a tuto lute for the general public nubile defender Idea he Introduced tho the bill to provide pro fees tees for attorneys defending persons unable to cm- cm Plo ploy their own counsel At tho the present time lawyers who are appointed by tho the court to defend persons peron unable to secure counsel receive no compensation com coni thus making tho the work If U H. H however lawyers know they are aro to bo bo be paid for their work In defending such people they can cai afford to devote more time to such nuch defense and give gl such all the advantages nta e enJo enjoyed ed b by those who aro are able to pa pay their own Joga hegal le legal Jo- Jo gal ga e expenses pens s At Atthe Althe the same time outlying counties will not havo to bear th the thc burden of or the expense of or a R public defender r who devotes ote his entire time to such work s Tho The bill It is believed wilt will havo have strong support In both hou houses of or the le leg leg- reo re Senator E Evans when considering the proposed measure thought of or proposing pubic pUb defenders only in the tile larger counties coun- coun ties but felt this tills would be discriminating a against occasional l worthy worth cases cacs In tho counties of or smaller population The bill as aB drafted was a a. compromise plan and has the tle approval ul of or man many lawyers of ot the tho state e. e |