State v. Richins
State v. Richins, 2025 UT 10 (Pearce, A.C.J.)
Criminal Law
The Utah Supreme Court held:
- The Third District’s standing order giving power to the presiding judge to decide whether any trial may have in-person voir dire means that the presiding judge has discretion to conclude that a party has failed to show the “extraordinary circumstances” necessary to conduct in-person voir dire.
- Practice tip: Utah law only allows jurors to be selected from a single county.