The Appellate Group

State v. Shay

State v. Shay, 2026 UT App 83 (Christiansen Forster, J.)

Criminal

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

(1) The district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing evidence of prior bad acts under rule 404(b). And even if there were any error, it was harmless.

(2) Judge Harris wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the result. He wrote separately to address his concerns with the Utah Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Green, 2023 UT 10, 532 P.3d 930.

Read the full court opinion