Legal Opinion

State in Interest of RJZ

Utah Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1987No. 21011PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DURHAM, Justice:

A juvenile court judge adjudicated RJ.Z. a delinquent pursuant' to U.C.A., 1953, § 78-3a-16(l)(a) (Supp.1986), which confers exclusive original jurisdiction on the juvenile court in proceedings “concerning ány child who has violated any federal, state, or local law or municipal ordinance.” RJ.Z. appeals, contending that the trial court erred in interpreting the criminal statute pertaining to defense of habitation. U.C.A., 1953, § 76-2-405 (Supp.1986). We vacate and remand.

A petition dated September 3, 1985, was filed in the Second District Juvenile Court, alleging that R.J.Z.,…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. MoritzskyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  2. State v. SherardCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991
  3. State v. SorbonneUtah Supreme Court · 2022
  4. State v. DuranCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  5. State v. WallCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020

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