INDIGENT DEFENSE TRUST FUNDS
Board Meeting
2110 State Office Building, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
450 North State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Public Meeting Notice and Agenda
October 29, 2019
11:30 a.m.
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Participant Passcode: 349946
1. Welcome:
2. Review and approval of the minutes from the meeting held on June 25, 2019 and the telephone meeting on September 13, 2019.
3. Assignments from the June 25, 2019 meeting.
1. Update Contract to include new fees rates.
a) Add language about death penalty being taken off pre-preliminary hearing.
b) Add language about the second chair to be paid through soft cap.
2. Send letter with the new fees to the list of Rule 8 Qualified Attorneys, and all people working on current cases. (Completed, sent August 9, 2019)
3. Review Statute on appeals funded by the Indigent Inmate Fund.
4. Discuss Indigent Inmate Appeals (either interlocutory appeal or direct appeal). Current attorney obligation if an appeal is filed. Is there an indigent inmate panel, or how does a defendant in the Gunnison prison file for an appeal? (Tabled at last meeting)
5. Discuss updated contract and the language considering extraordinary expenses.
6. Fund Balances as of October 25, 2019.
7. Discussion of Possible Legislation Related to the Board.
8. Review of Current Cases:
Glenn Howard Griffin appeal-Box Elder County, Jennifer Gowans Attorney
David Drommond appeal-Davis County, Arnold Wiggins Attorney
Alexander Whipple-Cache County, Shannon Demler Attorney
Angel Christopher Abreu-Davis County, Kent Morgan Attorney
Clint Corydon Nokes-Davis County, Jeremy Delicino
Kyle Taylor Gooch, Cache County, Rudy Bautista Attorney
Sun Cha Warhola-Davis County, Edward K. Brass, Attorney (Incompetent)
Mark S. Mair-Iron County, Douglas Terry, Attorney, Death penalty removed January 1, 2019.
William C. Lawton-Sevier County, James A. Valdez Attorney (competency issues)
McKenley Yadon, Uintah County, Rudy Bautista (Waiting on Contract)
Indigent Inmate Fund Cases Sanpete County, (Gunnison Prison):
Julio Cesar Garza (Capital Case), Rich Gallegos, Attorney
Taylor Robert Bischoff, Greg Ferbrache, Attorney, Ongoing
Christopher Simon Castillo, Greg Ferbrache, Attorney, Ongoing
Anthony Carillo-Chacon, Greg Ferbrache, Attorney, Ongoing
Rondall Eddie, Gregory Ferbrache, Attorney, Trial set for Jan.
Angelo Jesus Escobedo, Richard Gale, Attorney
Chad Rudy Gallegos, David C. Heier, Attorney
Darren Greuber, Gregory Ferbrache, Attorney, Ongoing
Talon Hamann, Richard Gale, Attorney
Marco Hernandez, Dana Facemyer, Attorney
Randy Lamar Howry, Jonathan Nish, Attorney
Jayson Quade Johnson, Richard Gale, Attorney
Leonires Sigfredo Martinez, Richard Gale, Attorney
Edgar Navarro, Douglas Neeley, Attorney, Ongoing
Michael Paul Nelder, Douglas Neeley, Attorney, Ongoing
Colton Olsen, Dana M. Facemyer, Attorney
Paul Frank Reyos, David Heier, Attorney
Victor Manuel Sauceda, Richard Gale, Attorney
Jesse Anthoney Saenz, Dana Facemyer, Attorney
Enty Lifam Sinem, Dana M. Facemyer, Attorney
9. Other Business:
10. Next Meeting:
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