State v. Allgier
Annotate this CaseCurtis Allgier was charged with aggravated murder, disarming a peace officer, aggravated escape, aggravated robbery, and aggravated attempted murder. While Allgier's case was pending, the district court received a letter written by an inmate in county jail alleging that Allgier had admitted his guilt to the inmate. After the court provisionally sealed the letter, the local media filed a motion to unseal the letter. The district court granted the motion, concluding that the letter was a court record under the Utah Code of Judicial Administration (UCJA) and that the public had a right of access to the letter. The Supreme Court granted Allgier's petition for interlocutory appeal of the district court's ruling. The Court affirmed the district court's decision to unseal the letter, holding (1) the district court correctly determined that the letter at issue was entitled to a presumptive right of public access under the UCJA, and (2) the district court correctly concluded that Allgier failed to overcome that presumptive right of public access.
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