Utah bill to speed up timeline on death penalty cases moves forward

Saying Utah's death penalty process is too slow, a lawmaker is pushing past criticism that her plan could end in an unconstitutional execution

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Lawmakers are scrutinizing the death penalty in Utah, looking at how decades of appeals prolong suffering for grieving families and run up excessive legal bills at taxpayers’ expense.

Republicans cited those factors when they unsuccessfully pushed to end capital punishment in Utah just a few years ago. Now a state lawmaker says the costs show why Utah needs to speed up the process, and she’s pushing past criticism that her plan could end …

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