State v. Harris

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant Ersell Harris, Jr., seeks to reverse his conviction by a jury of the crime-of forgery. He contends (1) that because he had been previously charged with the crime of issuing a fictitious check arising out of the same incident, which charge had been dismissed, he has been placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense; and (2) that he was denied the right of adequate representation by counsel.

We accept without reservation defendant’s urgence that he should not be subject to prosecution twice for the same offense. Section 12, Article I of our Utah Constitution…