Utah Statutes
§ 76-5-209 — Homicide by assault -- Penalty.
Utah·Title 76 Utah Criminal Code·Ch. 76-5 Offenses Against the Individual·Part 76-5-2 Criminal Homicide
(1)Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits homicide by assault if, under circumstances not amounting to aggravated murder, murder, or manslaughter:
(2)(a) the actor causes the death of another individual; and
(2)(b) the actor causes the other individual's death while intentionally or knowingly attempting, with unlawful force or violence, to do bodily injury to the other individual.
(3)Homicide by assault is a third degree felony.
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Related
State v. Johnson
2014 UT App 161 (Court of Appeals of Utah, 2014)
State v. Tuckett
2000 UT App 295 (Court of Appeals of Utah, 2000)
Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session
Nearby Sections
15
§ 76-1-101
Short title.§ 76-1-101.5
Definitions.§ 76-1-101.6
Application of definitions to title.§ 76-1-102
Effective date.§ 76-1-104
Purposes and principles of construction.§ 76-1-105
Common law crimes abolished.§ 76-1-106
Strict construction rule not applicable.§ 76-1-108
Severability clause.§ 76-1-201
Jurisdiction of offenses.§ 76-1-202
Venue of actions.