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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can speculative prejudice support a speedy trial violation in Utah?

    State v. Hintze

    March 13, 2025

    Utah’s highest court clarifies that speculative claims of prejudice cannot support dismissal for speedy trial violations absent extraordinary delay or intentional prosecutorial misconduct.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    When can Utah courts deny bail in murder cases?

    State v. Jennings

    February 20, 2025

    This case clarifies the substantial evidence standard for bail denials in Utah capital cases and addresses whether the State must disprove self-defense at bail hearings.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    How do Utah courts review pretrial justification hearing dismissals?

    State v. Wilcox

    August 7, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court established that courts review the objective reasonableness of imminence beliefs for correctness in pretrial justification hearings and reversed a dismissal where the defendant’s belief that a student posed an imminent threat to others was unreasonable.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can a case become moot when a new city is incorporated during litigation?

    Haney v. Tooele County

    August 7, 2025

    This case establishes that jurisdictional changes affecting the subject matter of litigation can render cases moot even when plaintiffs could theoretically obtain their requested relief.
    • Civil Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can disabled applicants exceed Utah’s six-attempt bar exam limit?

    Long v. Utah State Bar

    August 7, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court clarified its standard of review for Utah State Bar admission decisions and affirmed denial of a petition to exceed the six-attempt bar exam limit.
    • Administrative Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Does Utah governmental immunity protect EMS from routine 911 call negligence claims?

    Armenta v. Unified Fire

    August 7, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court clarified that governmental immunity for emergency medical assistance applies only to responses to catastrophic emergencies, not routine EMS calls.
    • Civil Appeals
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