PIERRE — A bill that would fund a statewide public defense office passed through the House State Affairs Committee on a unanimous vote in the Capitol on Friday.
The committee unanimously passed a bill Friday laying the groundwork for the state to begin to oversee and fund criminal public defense, a responsibility historically shouldered by counties.
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