The mission of Utah Prosecution Council is to provide quality training for state and local prosecutors as well as law enforcement officers through an exchange of information and experience to ensure the administration of justice reflecting the highest ethical and professional standards.

2026 Fall Conference

The annual CLE and idea sharing event for all Utah prosecutors.

CLE Credits: 9.5 General, 1 Civility, and 1.5 Ethics

Date/Time: 

September 23-25, 2026

Location: 

Ruby's Inn

26 South Main Street • Bryce Canyon City, Utah

Reserve Rooms: Call 435-834-5341 or use the link below (on or before September 2, 2026).

Ruby's Inn

Agenda: 

Agenda

Registration: 

Conference Registration Page

Conference Topics / Materials

Wednesday, Sep 23rd

AI Justice League: Balancing Innovation with Ethics (1.5 Ethics CLE)

Presentation Slides Chris Seufert - Chief Prosecutor - ICAC/Human Trafficking/Child Exploitation, Montgomery County Texas District Attorney's Office

Changes to the Felony Sentencing Guidelines (1 General CLE)

Guideline Slides Carl Hollan - Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys (SWAP)

Thursday, Sep 24th

DNA Forensic Genealogy: Gold State Killer, Serial Rapists (1.5 General CLE)

Presentation slides Anne Marie Schubert - Schubert Strategies

Digital / Technical / Forensic Evidence (1 General CLE)

Case Example (redacted) Presentation slides Lt. Bryce Weir - Lt. Investigations, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office

SCOTUS Update (1 General CLE)

SCOTUS Update David Simpson - Deputy Solicitor General, Division Director Criminal Appeals, Utah Attorney General's Office

ICAC (1 General CLE)

Presentation Sete Aulai - Captain, Utah ICAC Task Force Commander, Utah Attorney General's Office

Public Speaking 301 (1 General CLE)

Presentation Slides Kevin A. Stein, PhD, Professor/MAPC Director, Communication, Souther Utah University

Friday, Sep 25th

Stop the Silence Stop the Violence:
Amend the Utah Constitution to Protect Victims (1 General CLE)

Presentation Blair Wardle - Deputy Box Elder County Attorney

Understanding and Litigating Hearsay:
A Practice Approach to What was Heard, What is Being Said, and by Whom (1 General CLE)

Alex Redmon - Deputy Utah County Attorney

Cross Exam Primer (Using Sound Principles) (1 General CLE)

Presentation Slides Stew Young - Criminal Deputy, Utah Attorney General's Office

Civility, Professionalism and Rule 404(d) (1 Civility CLE)

Ryan McBride - General Crimes Division Chief Deputy Utah County Attorney