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State v. Trujillo
January 29, 2019
Utah’s witness retaliation statute requires that threats be intended to reach the targeted witness, not merely made regarding the witness.- Criminal Appeals
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State v. Clyde
June 13, 2019
This case clarifies that criminal negligence can be established at preliminary hearings through evidence of near complete indifference to known risks that grossly deviates from professional standards of care.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can class A misdemeanor assault be a lesser included offense of aggravated assault?State v. Sanislo
September 11, 2015
The Court of Appeals clarified that aggravated assault incorporates all variations of assault defined in the assault statute, making class A misdemeanor assault a proper lesser included offense.- Criminal Appeals
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State v. Redden
January 27, 2022
Utah’s domestic violence enhancement statute allows felony enhancement when conviction occurs within ten years of a prior qualifying conviction, not when the offense was committed.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can Utah’s single criminal episode statute bar subsequent felony prosecution?State v. Sommerville
November 26, 2010
This decision clarifies that Utah’s Single Criminal Episode Statute can bar felony prosecutions even when related misdemeanors were prosecuted in justice court first.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Supreme Court
Does Utah’s tax evasion statute require proof of an actual tax deficiency?State v. Eyre
February 22, 2008
Utah’s tax evasion statute requires proof that a tax was actually due and owing, not merely that income was earned.- Criminal Appeals


