{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-17-1","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-17-1","heading":"Doubt as to degree -- Conviction only on lowest.","body":"When it appears the defendant has committed a public offense and there is reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees the defendant is guilty, the defendant shall be convicted only of the lower degree.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-17 The Trial"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter17/77-17-S1.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"8445a60951ea3a6ba9f0cafbd6ee23106107dd3c194e79cec4efba23273296d5","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-16b-105","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-17-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}