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Utah Code § 76-5-105 (2026)

Mayhem

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Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
An actor commits mayhem if the actor unlawfully and intentionally:
deprives an individual of a member of the individual's body;
disables or renders useless a member of an individual's body;
cuts out or disables an individual's tongue;
puts out an individual's eye; or
slits an individual's nose, ear, or lip.
A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2017 · leading case: State v. Goins, 2017 UT 61 (Utah 2017).
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State v. Goins, 2017 UT 61 (Utah 2017). · cites it 2× “Goins was eventually charged with one count of mayhem, a second-degree felony in violation of Utah Code section 76-5-105, and two counts of aggravated assault, both third-degree felonies in violation of Utah Code section 76-5-103.”
State v. Quintana, 2008 WI 33 (Wis. 2008). “LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law § 16.5(b) (2d ed. 2003) (citing to Cal.”
State v. Wright, 893 P.2d 1113 (Utah Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “BENCH, Judge: Defendant Angelo Gomez Wright appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual assault, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-105 (1990). We affirm.”
State v. Classon, 935 P.2d 524 (Utah Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-105 (1995). We reverse and remand for a new trial because we hold defendants were denied their Sixth Amendment right to receive effective assistance of counsel.”
State v. Goins, 2016 UT App 57 (Utah Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-105 (LexisNexis 2012) ("Every person who unlawfully and intentionally deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables or renders it useless, or who cuts out or disables the tongue, puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, is guilty…”
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