Legal Opinion
State v. Watts
Utah Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1981No. 17206PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKS, Justice:
Defendant was convicted of theft in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-404. The issues on this appeal are (1) the voluntariness of defendant’s confession, (2) the appropriateness of questions asked in cross-examination of defendant’s character witness, and (3) the sufficiency of evidence of guilt. We affirm.
On November 28, 1979, defendant purchased an imitation diamond from the ZCMI store in the Valley Fair Mall. He then went to the Schubach’s Jewelry Store in the mall and asked the store manager, with whom he was personally acquainted, if he could see two diamonds. The diamonds…
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- State v. CrankUtah Supreme Court · 1943
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