{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-224","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 39A-5-224","heading":"Findings -- Background check prior to sentencing.","body":"(1) A court shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined.\n(2) The court panel may defer sentencing pending an investigation of the background of the accused to determine a just and appropriate sentence.","path":["Title 39A National Guard and Militia Act","Chapter 39A-5 Utah Code of Military Justice","Part 39A-5-2 Military Courts"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title39A/Chapter5/39A-5-S224.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"ef6e517f2fa5de7d3837c8ef28cee62366d261704741e45bc4573286b300bc34","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-223","next":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}