State v. Palmer

2025 UT App 135

THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, Appellee, v. JOSEPH PALMER, Appellant. Opinion No. 20230724-CA Filed September 5, 2025 Third District Court, Salt Lake Department The Honorable Todd M. Shaughnessy No. 221907346 Sarah J. Carlquist, Attorney for Appellant Derek E. Brown and Natalie M. Edmundson, Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE AMY J. OLIVER authored this Opinion, in which JUDGES DAVID N. MORTENSEN and JOHN D. LUTHY concurred. OLIVER, Judge: ¶1 On a summer day, an adult male (Driver) drove past two teenage boys—Joseph Palmer and a friend (Friend)—who were walking alongside…