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House adopts substitute to broaden sentencing aggravator for crimes that incite community unrest
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 23 adopted a fourth substitute to House Bill 90, creating an aggravating sentencing factor for offenses that cause public harm or are likely to incite community unrest. The substitute passed on the floor and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House voted to delete and replace House Bill 90 with a fourth substitute that adds a new aggravating sentencing factor for crimes that cause public harm, including conduct "likely to incite community unrest," the bill’s backers said.
Representative Christiansen, who led floor debate for the substitute, said the change remedies a perceived problem in the existing statute’s intent element. "The current hate crime statute is unworkable, it's broke, it doesn't work," he said,…
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