In this appeal following a bench trial, which involved several challenges to the district court’s rulings prior and during trial, the court of appeals held that many of the appellant’s arguments were inadequately briefed. Among those were the appellant’s challenges to…
While a summary judgment motion was pending at the district court, counsel for Ultimate Auto Body filed an improper notice of intent to withdraw. Although arguing that the notice of intent to withdraw was improper, Basin proceeded to serve subsequent…
The plaintiffs were arrested based on outstanding warrants and detained in a county jail for 30 days or more prior to their arraignments. The arraignment delays violated New Mexico law requiring arraignment of a defendant within 15 days of arrest. …
In this criminal case, the State attempted to offer an expert opinion without providing an expert report, as required by Utah Code § 77-17-13. Reversing the convictions, the court of appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the…
Appellant was in default of his mortgage agreement in 2008 for failing to make payments. The mortgage company began the foreclosure process by accelerating the payment due under the agreement in 2016. At issue was whether the triggering event for…
In this post-conviction relief act appeal, the Court of Appeals held that the petitioner’s ineffective assistance of counsel challenges to his guilty plea were not procedurally barred even though he had not moved to withdraw his guilty plea in the criminal…
By: Nathan A. Crane
The federal judiciary has received an increase in their yearly budget. This extra funding will be used to increase daily pay for jurors to $50/day. While this pay for jurors is a far cry from what they deserve for the important work they do, it is welcome news. This is the first juror pay increase in over 28 years.
