This bill addresses a criminal defendant's access to evidence in a county jail.
This bill:
- requires the county sheriff to ensure that a jail inmate awaiting trial, sentencing, or disposition of criminal charge has:
a space to review discovery and other evidence or documents in the jail inmate's criminal case with the jail inmate's counsel; andthe means to access and review discovery and other evidence or documents in the jail inmate's criminal case;
- addresses how the jail inmate may access or review discovery, evidence, or other documents in jail; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-22-2