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State v. Canal-Medina
July 9, 2026
Rule 404(c) requires no substantial similarity between prior acts of child molestation and the charged offense — any other act of child molestation is admissible to prove propensity.- Criminal Appeals
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Christensen v. Christensen
July 9, 2026
A district court enforcing a divorce decree need not require a petition to modify when relief falls within the decree’s four corners, but rule 108 mandates an evidentiary hearing upon request in enforcement proceedings and requires independent—not deferential—review of a commissioner’s recommendation.- Civil Appeals
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Does momentarily blocking an exit route satisfy Utah’s unlawful detention statute?Bluffdale City v. Verive
July 2, 2026
The Utah Court of Appeals clarified that unlawful detention requires no minimum duration and is satisfied by briefly blocking any exit route the victim seeks to use, regardless of whether alternative routes exist.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can an 1886 townsite plat defeat a federal land patent issued four years later?Johnson v. Moab City
July 2, 2026
A municipality’s title to land designated as a public street in an 1886 townsite plat defeats a subsequent 1890 federal land patent to a private claimant, because the probate judge’s entry of the plat vested title in the public trust before the patent issued.- Civil Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
When does a divorce decree modification become ambiguous on mortgage obligations?Schmidt v. Schmidt
July 2, 2026
When two judicial officers each adopt a different ‘unambiguous’ interpretation of the same divorce decree provision, that divergence is itself a strong signal of ambiguity requiring extrinsic evidence.- Civil Appeals
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- Family Law Appeals
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State v. Kent
June 25, 2026
An undercover officer’s creation of a minor persona on a dating app does not constitute entrapment as a matter of law when the defendant independently pursued the sexual conversation, repeatedly acknowledged the victim’s age, and expressed awareness of the criminal consequences.- Criminal Appeals


