State v. Whittenback

HALL, Justice:

This is an appeal from convictions of theft 1 by co-defendants Whittenback and Parrett.

Pursuant to police department directives, on March 26, 1979, at approximately 1:00 a. m., Officer Craig Geslison was patrolling an area of Provo, Utah, where several thefts from businesses had recently been reported. He noticed defendants within an all-night laundromat and recognized them from a previous encounter. 2 Geslison called for assistance, entered the laundromat, asked defendants for their identification, and inquired as to what they were doing there. Defendants answered that they…