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WEST JORDAN CITY v. GOODMAN

No. 20040944.

135 P.3d 874 (2006)

2006 UT 27

WEST JORDAN CITY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Christopher GOODMAN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 28, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger F. Cutler, Ryan B. Carter, West Jordan, for plaintiff.

Michael N. Martinez, Salt Lake City, and Sarah Lynn Mathews, West Valley City, for defendant.

Kent R. Hart, Salt Lake City, for amicus Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 After the West Jordan Justice Court convicted Christopher Goodman of two misdemeanor charges, Goodman exercised his statutory right to a trial de novo in the district court.1 There, Goodman raised a constitutional challenge to the statutory scheme authorizing municipal justice courts,2 arguing that it violates the separation of powers principles of the Utah...

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