Legal Opinion

State v. Bridgewaters

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided October 30, 2025No. Case No. 20221065-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

2025 UT App 160

THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, Appellee, v. JOSHUA RYAN BRIDGEWATERS, Appellant. Opinion No. 20221065-CA Filed October 30, 2025 Third District Court, West Jordan Department The Honorable L. Douglas Hogan No. 171404503 Robert T. Denny, Attorney for Appellant Derek E. Brown and Lindsey Wheeler, Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE JOHN D. LUTHY authored this Opinion, in which JUDGES DAVID N. MORTENSEN and AMY J. OLIVER concurred. LUTHY, Judge: ¶1 Leading up to his criminal trial, Joshua Ryan Bridgewaters made multiple requests to represent himself. The trial court denied his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. FramptonUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. PedockieUtah Supreme Court · 2006
  4. State v. Von FergusonUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. BakalovCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993

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