Order of magistrate -- Grounds -- Arrested suspect's appearance without order
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Evans (1983)
Most recently applied in In re Nontestimonial Identification Order Directed to R.H. (September 2000)
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A magistrate may issue an order requiring a suspect to appear in a lineup when probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed and there is reason to believe the suspect committed it.
(2) A suspect who has been arrested, and is in custody, may be required by a peace officer to appear in a lineup without a court order.
(3) Upon application of any suspect and a showing of good cause, a magistrate may order a lineup.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.