The Appellate Group

Nunez v. State

Nunez v. State, 2026 UT 25 (Nielsen, J.)

Criminal

The Utah Supreme Court held:

(1) The district court correctly dismissed Defendant’s post-conviction relief petition as untimely.
(2) The PCRA’s time bar is not unconstitutional.

Practice tip:

Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 65C(h)(3) does not supersede rule 15(c)’s relation-back test. Similarly, Patterson did not abrogate rule 15(c)’s relation-back test.

Read the full court opinion