As of April 23, Idaho had 13 attorneys who are qualified to be lead counsel on a capital case. There were 382 charges of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16 filed in 2024. So, if even a fraction become capital cases, they will need capital qualified attorneys

There's other changes, too, about juvenile in crisis or pregnant juveniles. I'm told this will go through this session, despite the late timing. #idleg #idpol