PLEASANT GROVE CITY v. TERRY

No. 20160092.

478 P.3d 1026 (2020)

2020 UT 69

PLEASANT GROVE CITY, Appellee, v. Keith TERRY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed October 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine M. Petersen , Summer D. Shelton , Michael J. Scott , Pleasant Grove, for appellee.

Richard A. Roberts , Sean M. Petersen , Jacob S. Gunter , Provo, for appellant.

Justice Himonas Authored the Opinion of the Court in Which Chief Justice Durrant and Justice Pearce joined. Justice Petersen authored a dissenting opinion in which Associate Chief Justice Lee joined.


INTRODUCTION

¶1 Our deference to the jury's decision-making does not extend to verdicts that are legally impossible. This case presents such a situation. Keith Terry's conviction on the offense of domestic violence in the presence of a child—a legal impossibility given his acquittal on...

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