The Appellate Group

State v. Devore

State v. Devore, 2026 UT App 33 (Luthy, J.)

Criminal Law

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

  • Defendant did not establish that the district court committed plain error or that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance relative to the court’s application of the prior version of the Crime Victims Restitution Act.
  • Defendant did not meet his burden to show that the district court’s proximate cause determination is contradicted by the clear weight of the evidence.

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