Legal Opinion

State v. Watson

Utah Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 1984No. 18422PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWE, Justice:

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-302.

Defendant claims that the trial court erred in three areas. First, that the State did not lay a proper foundation to introduce into evidence certain clothing allegedly worn by defendant during the robbery. Second, that the trial court erred by not giving complete Telfaire instructions regarding eyewitness testimony. Third, that the evidence was insufficient, as a matter of law, to sustain a conviction.

A little after 1:00 a.m., on April 25, 1981, a man entered a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. State v. PetreeUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. PierreUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Washington v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
  5. State v. CarltonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. MarcumUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. JonasUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. HansenUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  4. In the Interest of I., R.L.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1987
  5. State v. QuevedoUtah Supreme Court · 1987

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