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Court also addresses sufficiency of evidence in human-trafficking and related counts
Summary
During argument in State v. Andress the State urged the Court to affirm convictions for human trafficking, marijuana distribution and image-production offenses, arguing texts and witness testimony provided sufficient evidence; defense contested the statutory reach of the trafficking charge and whether photos versus livestream video could have been the jury's ground for conviction.
The Utah Supreme Court also heard lengthy argument about whether the evidence was sufficient to support convictions for human trafficking of a child, marijuana distribution and related image-production offenses.
State counsel Jonathan Bauer summarized the prosecution's account: the defendant, identified in briefs as Dustin Andress, used internet apps to meet and solicit a 16-year-old (referred to in filings as "Laura"), exchanged offers including marijuana and asked for sexually explicit photos and videos over months, and some physical acts occurred in Summit County.…
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