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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can surface owners use soil without compensating subsurface owners?

    Genesis Aggregates v. Toll Southwest

    August 7, 2025

    Surface owners may use soil on their property for development without compensating subsurface owners unless the soil is exported off-site.
    • Civil Appeals
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    When does ambiguous judicial commentary render a juvenile sentence illegal?

    State v. Mullins

    November 20, 2025

    The court established that when a sentencing judge makes ambiguous remarks about a juvenile’s capacity for change, it creates significant risk of an unconstitutional sentence requiring resentencing.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Court of Appeals
    Can a defendant’s intent to reach safety defeat a failure to stop charge?

    State v. Chacon

    February 12, 2026

    The court clarified that in failure to stop cases, a jury may reasonably infer intent to flee or elude from circumstantial evidence, even when the defendant claims he was seeking a safe place to pull over.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Court of Appeals
    Can Utah police search your home based on drugs found in your trash?

    State v. Revuelta

    February 12, 2026

    The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed that trash pull evidence combined with basic surveillance observations can establish probable cause for a home search warrant even with a two-week delay before execution.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Court of Appeals
    Can circumstantial evidence establish defendant identification in Utah criminal cases?

    State v. Arellano

    February 12, 2026

    Utah courts will uphold convictions based on circumstantial identification evidence when it allows a reasonable jury to infer the defendant’s identity as the perpetrator.
    • Criminal Appeals
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    • Utah Court of Appeals
    What constitutes deficient performance in Utah ineffective assistance claims?

    State v. Rodriguez

    March 12, 2026

    The Court of Appeals affirmed criminal convictions where defense counsel’s strategic decisions fell within reasonable professional standards and defendant’s PSI challenge lacked required specificity.
    • Criminal Appeals
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