Split Utah Appeals Court Finds Insufficient Evidence For Arson, Fraud Charges

Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 8:23 AM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A 2-1 Utah Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 24 affirmed a magistrate judge’s finding that the state failed to present sufficient evidence to bind over for trial allegations of arson and insurance fraud against a man whose home was severely damaged from a New Year’s Eve 2017 fire, holding that the testimony of the fire chief and fire marshal did not satisfy the requirements for probable cause and that an insurance company investigation did not conclude that the fire was intentionally set....

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