Category: Constitution
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Fifth Amendment – Protecting the Innocent
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in ConstitutionFifth Amendment Rights and Miranda Warnings The following was written by Utah Attorney Stephen Howard and first published in the Deseret News on May 1, 2016 in a slightly edited form. Posted here May 3, 2016. Celebrating 50…
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Presumption of Innocence – Do We Still Believe?
Justification Hearings and the Presumption of Innocence in Utah Self Defense Cases HB 227 was passed by the Utah Legislature in 2021, creating certain procedural safeguards for a person charged with a violent crime when the available evidence…