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State v. Becker, 2018 UT App 81 (May 3, 2018)

By: Adam M. Pace

The defendant pled guilty to attempted aggravated assault for attacking the victim with a shovel. The district court held the plea in abeyance and ordered the defendant to pay restitution of $663 to the victim, purportedly to pay for an eye exam and…

United States v. Lynch, 881 F.3d 812 (10th Cir. Feb. 5, 2018).

A jury found the defendant guilty of in-flight assault or intimidation of a flight attendant.  In an interesting analysis of the differences between general and specific intent statutes, the Tenth Circuit rejected the defendant’s argument that Elonis v. United States, — U.S….