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Former Ogden swim coach's sex abuse trial begins with objections

Last updated Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:33pm

OGDEN — A 2nd District Court jury was treated to a rousing start Wednesday in the three-day trial of a former Ben Lomond High School swim coach accused of sexual relations with one of her swimmers.

The prosecution objected three times in the first two minutes of the opening arguments of the defense as Jamie Waite’s lawyer Randall Marshall opined, “The state doesn’t care about the truth. The state just wants a conviction.”

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Ogden Juvenile Court project may benefit from one-time fund increase

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 12:55am

SALT LAKE CITY — An increase in projected one-time funding this legislative session may spell good news for a local court project, House Speaker Rebecca Lockhart says.

Lockhart said a bump in one-time funds outlined in a financial projection Monday will give lawmakers the chance to invest in building projects, Lockhart said. She cited the Ogden Juvenile Court as a possible beneficiary of those funds.

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Suspects in NSL home invasion in court

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 1:19pm

FARMINGTON — Three men who police said were involved in a home invasion in North Salt Lake have entered not guilty pleas to their charges.

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Proposal to ship NJ nuke waste to Utah in court

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 1:02pm

A court decision issued Tuesday brings new uncertainty to whether nuclear materials on a southern New Jersey site will be shipped to Utah or kept in place.

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Arias testimony tries to paint victim as hypocritical Mormon philanderer

Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 18, 2013 - 6:49pm

PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias has been on the witness stand for more than a week, recounting one intimate detail of her life after another. Salacious revelations of sexual antics. Tales of deviance, betrayal and bad decisions. An abusive childhood. Dead-end restaurant jobs, high school boyfriends, movies and cooking.

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Former Days of '47 rodeo chief charged with fraud

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 11:41pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The former rodeo chairman of the annual Days of ’47 celebration is facing criminal charges alleging he rerouted about $305,000 in rodeo funds into his own bank accounts.

Brad Harmon, 53, of Taylorsville, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with second-degree felony counts of unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary, communications fraud and pattern of unlawful activity.

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Johnson rape trial: Ex-Montana AD’s son testifies

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Last updated Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:47pm

MISSOULA, Mont. — Jurors in the Missoula rape trial of Jordan Johnson heard testimony Friday from Brian O’Day, a friend of the alleged victim and son of former University of Montana athletic director Jim O’Day.

O’Day testified the woman gave him a ride home from a bar after the alleged incident in February 2012. During the ride and afterward, O’Day said, she told him what had happened in her apartment with Jordan.

O’Day said she appeared pale, The Missoulian reported Friday.

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Critics say Utah immigration law unconstitutional

Brady McCombs The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 15, 2013 - 3:27pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Critics of Utah’s immigration enforcement law say last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a similar law in Arizona shows that Utah’s measure is unconstitutional.

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In this Aug. 22, 2011 photo, Cody Augustine, 23, and attorney, Randy Richards listens as Judge Judith Atherton reads his sentence in 3rd District court in Salt Lake City. Defense attorney Stephen Howard told the Utah Court of Appeals on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, that the jury in the 2011 trial didn't adequately consider the distress that 25-year-old Cody Jesse Augustine was under. Augustine was convicted of attempted murder after stabbing 17-year-old Justin Ennis several times with a knife while his friend Scott Tyler Stapley attacked him with the battle-ax, which he called a "toy." Ennis survived and spent five days in a hospital. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribuen, Rick Egan)

Utah 'Juggalo' argues 'emotional distress' caused him to stab boy

Brady McCombs The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 6:34pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man serving prison time for the attempted murder of a teenager wants his conviction overturned because of emotional distress he claims he suffered as a result of the stabbing.

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Appeal denied for polygamous group member

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 10:43am

SAN ANGELO, Texas — A West Texas polygamous group member serving six years in prison for marrying an underage girl has lost his appeal because he never paid for the legal filings.

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21 more felony charges filed against Legacy Highway shooting suspect

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 7:10am

SALT LAKE CITY — A man already charged with one count of attempted aggravated murder for shooting at a truck on Legacy Highway is set to be in court Friday to answer to 21 more felony charges.

Mario Antonio Guizar, 37, of Taylorsville, is scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

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FILE - Scott Womack appears before the Box Elder County Justice Court in Brigham City earlier this month. Womack, a former Box Elder County sheriff's deputy, is accused of pulling over female motorists and illegally searching them for tattoos. He now faces eight federal misdemeanor charges. (/Standard-Examiner)

Former officer facing sexual misconduct charges pleads down

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 7:56am

BRIGHAM CITY — Former Box Elder County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Womack pleaded no contest Wednesday to three counts of attempted custodial sexual misconduct.

Even though Womack will now be listed as a sex offender, he and his attorney Wednesday insisted his behavior was not sexually motivated.

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Utah adoptive couple give up legal fight to keep child

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 4:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A drill sergeant who reclaimed custody of his young daughter after a wrenching legal fight with a Utah couple will take a desk job with the U.S. Army as part of his transition to single parent, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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Clare Niederhauser is greeted by David Soderborg after his court hearing Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Second District Court in Layton, Utah. Niederhauser had been charged for discharging his firearm in the city after discovering a robbery suspect fleeing his home. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Gun-toting Layton homeowner apologizes for taking law into own hands

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 6:22am

LAYTON — Clare B. Niederhauser pleaded no contest to illegal discharge of a firearm, a Class B misdemeanor, Tuesday in 2nd District Court.

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‘Judge for a Day’ gives look at courts

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 10:52pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Students who want a behind-the-scenes look at court operations can participate in the 8th Annual “Judge for a Day” program. The program is part of Law Day, which is May 1.

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