The Appellate Group

State v. Lightel

State v. Lightel, 2025 UT App 40 (Luthy, J.)

Criminal

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

  • The district court did not err in its interpretation and application of Utah Code section 77-41-105(3) in declining to find that Defendant’s offenses did not involve force or coercion, leaving Defendant subject to the lifetime sex offender registration requirement.  

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