Utah Code § 77-18a-1
Appeals -- When proper
Utah · Utah Code Title 77 — Criminal Procedure · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 77-18a-1, Appeals -- When proper, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2354381
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(1) A defendant may, as a matter of right, appeal from:
(a) a final judgment of conviction, whether by verdict or plea;
(b) an order made after judgment that affects the substantial rights of the defendant;
(c) an order adjudicating the defendant's competency to proceed further in a pending prosecution; or
(d) an order denying bail under Chapter 20, Bail.
(2) In addition to any appeal permitted by Subsection (1), a defendant may seek discretionary appellate review of any interlocutory order.
(3) The prosecution may, as a matter of right, appeal from:
(a) a final judgment of dismissal, including a dismissal of a felony information following a refusal to bind the defendant over for trial;
(b) a pretrial order dismissing a charge on the ground that the court's suppression of evidence has substantially impaired the prosecution's case;
(c) an order granting a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or no contest;
(d) an order arresting judgment or granting a motion for merger;
(e) an order terminating the prosecution because of a finding of double jeopardy or denial of a speedy trial;
(f) an order granting a new trial;
(g) an order holding a statute or any part of it invalid;
(h) an order adjudicating the defendant's competency to proceed further in a pending prosecution;
(i) an order finding, in accordance with Chapter 19, Part 2, Competency for Execution, that an inmate sentenced to death is incompetent to be executed;
(j) an order holding that a defendant is exempt from a sentence of death under Section 77-15a-104;
(k) an order reducing the degree of offense pursuant to Section 76-3-402;
(l) an illegal sentence; or
(m) an order dismissing a charge pursuant to Subsection 76-2-309(3).
(4) In addition to any appeal permitted by Subsection (3), the prosecution may seek discretionary appellate review of any interlocutory order entered before jeopardy attaches.