Utah Code
Utah Code § 76-3-207.7 (2026)
First degree felony aggravated murder -- Noncapital felony -- Penalties -- Sentenced by court
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A person who has pled guilty to or been convicted of first degree felony aggravated murder under Section 76-5-202 shall be sentenced by the court.
The sentence under this section shall be:
life in prison without parole; or
an indeterminate prison term of not less than 25 years and that may be for life.
Subsection (2)(a)(i) does not apply if the person was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed and was sentenced on or after May 10, 2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State v. Met, 2016 UT 51 (Utah 2016).
State v. Met, 2016 UT 51 (Utah 2016). “He challenges the constitutionality and the district court‘s application of Utah‘s noncapital aggravated murder sentencing statute, Utah Code section 76-3-207.7. He contends that the district court improperly ruled that the State could use a transcript of his police interview…”
State v. Perea, 2013 UT 68 (Utah 2013). “Perea also argues that Utah Code section 76-3-207.7, which provides the sentencing scheme for first degree felony aggravated murder, is unconstitutional.”
State v. Reece, 2015 UT 45 (Utah 2015). “Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(2). 137 . 2013 UT 68, ¶ 110 , 322 P.”
State v. Met, 2016 UT 51 (Utah 2016). “He challenges the constitutionality and the district court‘s application of Utah‘s noncapital aggravated murder sentencing statute, Utah Code section 76-3-207.7. He contends that the district court improperly ruled that the State could use a transcript of his police interview…”
State v. Reyos, 2017 UT App 132 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207.7 . Notwithstanding this precedent, Reyos argues Alleyne ⅛ extension of Apprendi ’s rule to prohibit imposing a sentence increasing the mandatory minimum sentence renders section 207.”
State v. Logue, 2018 UT App 156 (Utah Ct. App. 2018). “¶14 Finally, Logue challenges the constitutionality of the sentencing scheme in Utah Code sections 76-3-207.7 and 76-5-202. We review decisions concerning the constitutionality of statutes for correctness.”
State v. Robertson, 2018 UT App 91 (Utah Ct. App. 2018). “But if the State chooses not to seek the death penalty, "aggravated murder is a noncapital first degree felony punishable as provided in Section 76-3-207.7," see id. § 76-5-202(3)(b), where the sentencing options are "life in prison without parole" or "an indeterminate prison…”
State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats, 865 N.W.2d 545 (Iowa 2015). “6, 2015) (allowing discretionary life without parole for first-degree murder); Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207.7 (West, Westlaw through 2014 Gen.”
State v. Lebeau, 2014 UT 39 (Utah 2014). “§ 76-3-207.7. Aggravated murder requires that the defendant commit the crime under cireumstances that would justify such a severe sentence.”
State v. Miguel Mateos-Martinez, 2013 UT 23 (Utah 2013). “Mateos-Martinez was sentenced by the court pursuant to section 76-3-207.7. $29 For these reasons, the Eighth Amendment's absolute ban on victim impact evidence that addresses the defendant's character or expresses the victim's character or expresses the victim's opinion of the…”
State v. Losee, 2012 UT App 213 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). “§ 76-3-207.7 (current version at id. (Supp.”
State v. Costello, 2025 UT App 44 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). “3d 447 (applying Utah Code § 76-3-207.7 (2007)). In our discussion of Met, above in the text, we have modified the quotation to reflect the 2009 statutory change—applicable in this case—increasing the minimum sentence by five years.”
— Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(1) — 3 cases
State v. Reyos, 2017 UT App 132 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207.7 . Notwithstanding this precedent, Reyos argues Alleyne ⅛ extension of Apprendi ’s rule to prohibit imposing a sentence increasing the mandatory minimum sentence renders section 207.”
State v. Logue, 2018 UT App 156 (Utah Ct. App. 2018). “¶14 Finally, Logue challenges the constitutionality of the sentencing scheme in Utah Code sections 76-3-207.7 and 76-5-202. We review decisions concerning the constitutionality of statutes for correctness.”
State v. Miguel Mateos-Martinez, 2013 UT 23 (Utah 2013).
— Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(2) — 5 cases
State v. Reece, 2015 UT 45 (Utah 2015). “Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(2). 137 . 2013 UT 68, ¶ 110 , 322 P.”
State v. Met, 2016 UT 51 (Utah 2016). “He challenges the constitutionality and the district court‘s application of Utah‘s noncapital aggravated murder sentencing statute, Utah Code section 76-3-207.7. He contends that the district court improperly ruled that the State could use a transcript of his police interview…”
State v. Losee, 2012 UT App 213 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). “§ 76-3-207.7 (current version at id. (Supp.”
State v. Reyos, 2017 UT App 132 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207.7 . Notwithstanding this precedent, Reyos argues Alleyne ⅛ extension of Apprendi ’s rule to prohibit imposing a sentence increasing the mandatory minimum sentence renders section 207.”
State v. Reece, 2015 UT 45 (Utah 2015).
— Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Reyos, 2017 UT App 132 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207.7 . Notwithstanding this precedent, Reyos argues Alleyne ⅛ extension of Apprendi ’s rule to prohibit imposing a sentence increasing the mandatory minimum sentence renders section 207.”
— Utah Code § 76-3-207.7(2007) — 1 case
State v. Met, 2016 UT 51 (Utah 2016). “He challenges the constitutionality and the district court‘s application of Utah‘s noncapital aggravated murder sentencing statute, Utah Code section 76-3-207.7. He contends that the district court improperly ruled that the State could use a transcript of his police interview…”
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