UT: Sexual Assault Convictions Overturned For Improper Argument
Court House News Service reports that a Utah Court of Appeals has overturned the sexual assault convictions of two Salt Lake City men after the prosecutor encouraged the jury to protect the victim and women in general from an implied, future attack by the two men. David Akok was convicted of rape, while his co-defendant John Jok was convicted on two counts of forcible sexual assault.
UT: Prosecutor Fired, Suspended for Tainting Witness Identification
A former Davis County prosecutor who was fired for tainting a witness identification in a robbery case and attempting to cover it up at trial has been suspended from practicing law for 7 months. The prosecutor, Tyler James Larsen, performed an inappropriate photo...