Boggs v. State

OPINION

Appellant was convicted by a jury of grand larceny. He appeals from this conviction contending that the district court committed reversible error by refusing to grant his motion to dismiss and by refusing to suppress his confession. He further contends that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support the conviction.

The facts of the case are as follows: On June 28, 1978, an automobile was left running in a Las Vegas commercial center’s parking lot. The vehicle was stolen. Later that day, near Spanish Fork, Utah, State Highway Patrol officers detained the driver and three…