Legal Opinion

State v. Whitefeather

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided May 21, 2026No. Case No. 20240247-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

2026 UT App 81

THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, Appellee, v. JUSTIN TIMOTHY WHITEFEATHER, Appellant. Opinion No. 20240247-CA Filed May 21, 2026 First District Court, Brigham City Department The Honorable Brandon J. Maynard No. 221100024 Ramon Ortiz, Debra M. Nelson, Benjamin Miller, and Wendy M. Brown, Attorneys for Appellant Derek E. Brown and Connor Nelson, Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE RYAN M. HARRIS authored this Opinion, in which JUDGES MICHELE M. CHRISTIANSEN FORSTER and AMY J. OLIVER concurred. HARRIS, Judge: ¶1 A jury convicted Justin Timothy Whitefeather of forcible sexual…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. ScottUtah Supreme Court · 2020
  3. Arnold v. GrigsbyUtah Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Ortega v. Ridgewood Estates LLCCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  5. Drew v. LeeUtah Supreme Court · 2011

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