Utah Supreme Court· 3/19/1987

State v. Knight

Citations

734 P.2d 913
53 Utah Adv. Rep. 13
1987 Utah LEXIS 661

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concluding that the term “reasonable likelihood” is “substantively identical” to the term “reasonable probability,” and requires a “probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome” (internal quotation marks omitted)
recognizing that the key difference between an accepted plea offer and a rejected plea offer is that in the latter case, the defendant does \not waive his right to a fair trial\
stating that a “reasonable probability” is “substantively identical” to a “reasonable likelihood”
explaining that whether a district court abused its discretion in denying a defendant’s motion for a continuance depends on whether a prosecutor’s violation of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure “resulted in prejudice sufficient to warrant reversal”
noting an imaginary spectrum and recognizing inability to “assign a definite spot on the spectrum” to the reasonable probability standard
reversing conviction where defense counsel made alternative motions for exclusion of the surprise evidence and for a continuance

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Judges: Zimmerman, Hall, Stewart, Howe, Durham

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