State v. Mullins, 2025 UT 2 (Utah 2025)

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From the introduction: “Morris Mullins pled guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to life without parole (LWOP). Because he was seventeen years old when he committed the crime, this is a juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentence. Now, at age forty and having already spent more than two decades in prison, Mullins challenges his…

Youth Justice in the COVID-19 Pandemic- Lessons from Five Sites

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Youth Justice in the COVID-19 Pandemic-Utah

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From the introduction: “This report summarizes changes in youth incarceration following the onset of COVID-19, the key factors that drove and supported Utah’s shift away from incarceration, and the work that the jurisdiction still must do to sustain and build on these early successes.”

Utah Toolkit for Representing Young People Charged with Sex Offenses

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From the introduction: “This project, which started in fall 2020, was initially intended to be significantly smaller than it turned out to be. Our coalition of authors intended to outline ways juvenile defenders could streamline their representation of youth charged with sex offenses. As the project gained momentum, this team of trial attorneys, social workers,…

Memorandum in Support of the Juveniles’ Motion to Dismiss

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Memorandum in Support of the Juveniles’ Motion to Dismiss

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