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State v. Pearson

Citations

  • 818 P.2d 581
  • 170 Utah Adv. Rep. 35
  • 1991 Utah App. LEXIS 141
  • 1991 WL 193154

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  • stating that double jeopardy bars retrial “where bad faith conduct by the trial court or prosecutor was intended to provoke a mistrial”
  • plea discussions which did not result in a plea were not admissible in a criminal prosecution
  • ‘‘[The court] seriously question[s] whether plea negotiations are relevant evidence in a criminal prosecution. The negotiation strategy and positioning of either the defense or the prosecution is not evidence of the elements of the crimes charged.’’

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Judges: Bench, Greenwood, Jackson

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