State v. Smith
State v. Smith, 2025 UT 45 (Petersen, J.)
Criminal
The Utah Supreme Court held:
- The district court erred by leaving the question of whether the relevant statute of limitations had expired to the jury because the court must “act as a factfinder” and determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether a prosecution is time-barred.
- Practice tip: When case law predates a statute, the statutes supersedes the case law to the extent that the two conflict.