State v. Hawatmeh

DURHAM, Justice:

{ 1 On October 19, 1999, the State of Utah charged defendants Iehab Jamil Hawatmeh, Jamil A. Hawatmeh, Wedad J. Hawatmeh, and Shaher J. Hawatmeh with (1) aggravated kidnaping, a first-degree felony, in violation of section 76-5-302 of the Utah Code, and (2) assault, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of section 76-5-102 of the Utah Code, or in the alternative, aggravated assault, a third degree felony, in violation of section 76-5-108 of the Utah Code.

T2 At the preliminary hearing, the magistrate bound defendants over on aggravated assault and kidnaping, but refused to bind…