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H.B. 209 Enrolled

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AMENDMENTS TO CRIMINAL APPEALS
             2      2009 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: Julie Fisher
             5      Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine
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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill allows the prosecution to appeal an order granting a new trial.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    allows the prosecution, as a matter of right, to appeal an order granting a new trial.
             13      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             14          None
             15      Other Special Clauses:
             16          None
             17      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             18      AMENDS:
             19          77-18a-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 93
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             21      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             22          Section 1. Section 77-18a-1 is amended to read:
             23           77-18a-1. Appeals -- When proper.
             24          (1) A defendant may, as a matter of right, appeal from:
             25          (a) a final judgment of conviction, whether by verdict or plea;
             26          (b) an order made after judgment that affects the substantial rights of the defendant;
             27          (c) an order adjudicating the defendant's competency to proceed further in a pending
             28      prosecution; or
             29          (d) an order denying bail, as provided in Subsection 77-20-1 (7).

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             30          (2) In addition to any appeal permitted by Subsection (1), a defendant may seek
             31      discretionary appellate review of any interlocutory order.
             32          (3) The prosecution may, as a matter of right, appeal from:
             33          (a) a final judgment of dismissal, including a dismissal of a felony information
             34      following a refusal to bind the defendant over for trial;
             35          (b) a pretrial order dismissing a charge on the ground that the court's suppression of
             36      evidence has substantially impaired the prosecution's case;
             37          (c) an order granting a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or no contest;
             38          (d) an order arresting judgment or granting a motion for merger;
             39          (e) an order terminating the prosecution because of a finding of double jeopardy or
             40      denial of a speedy trial;
             41          (f) an order granting a new trial;
             42          [(f)] (g) an order holding a statute or any part of it invalid;
             43          [(g)] (h) an order adjudicating the defendant's competency to proceed further in a
             44      pending prosecution;
             45          [(h)] (i) an order finding, pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 19, Part 2, Competency for
             46      Execution, that an inmate sentenced to death is incompetent to be executed;
             47          [(i)] (j) an order reducing the degree of offense pursuant to Section 76-3-402 ; or
             48          [(j)] (k) an illegal sentence.
             49          (4) In addition to any appeal permitted by Subsection (3), the prosecution may seek
             50      discretionary appellate review of any interlocutory order entered before jeopardy attaches.

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