sentencing

Utah Criminal Ineffective Assistance sentencing

Court of Appeals of Utah

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State v. Prestwich — Guilty plea and prison sentence affirmed

/ October 22, 2026

The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a guilty plea and concurrent prison terms, rejecting rule 11, ineffective-assistance, competency, illegal-sentence, and sentencing-discretion challenges.

Utah Criminal Judicial Ethics sentencing

Court of Appeals of Utah

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State v. Hararah — Victim’s relation to another judge did not disqualify county bench

/ October 16, 2026

The Utah Court of Appeals held that a victim’s family relationship with an unassigned judge did not justify disqualifying the assigned judge or the entire county bench.