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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.
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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.
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can Utah courts admit electronic records obtained through federal subpoenas?

    State v. Andrus

    August 7, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court clarified that state law enforcement agencies may use electronic records lawfully obtained by federal officers without violating Utah’s Electronic Information or Data Privacy Act.
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can defendants compel victim testimony at rule 412 hearings?

    State v. Jolley

    April 10, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court clarifies that rule 412 hearings are for legal argument on evidence already identified by the moving party, not for compelling victim testimony to discover or test evidence.
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    • Utah Supreme Court
    Can trauma history support transferring a juvenile to adult court?

    In re E.M.

    April 3, 2025

    The Utah Supreme Court clarified that juvenile courts must take a holistic approach when analyzing transfer decisions, considering all circumstances surrounding qualifying offenses rather than limiting analysis to elements of specific charges.
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    • Family Law Appeals
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