Legal Opinion

State v. Wach

Utah Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 2001No. 990940PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSON, Associate Chief Justice:

T1 Defendant Paul Michael Wach ("Wach") appeals from convictions of aggravated kidnaping, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-802 (1999), and assault, a class A misdemeanor, in- violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-102 (1999). Wach contends that his convictions should be reversed because (1) the trial court committed prejudicial error by failing to remove two prospective jurors for cause, and (2) the trial court failed to declare a mistrial after evidence was introduced at trial in violation of rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. State v. MenziesUtah Supreme Court · 1994
  4. State v. BishopUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. SaundersUtah Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. State v. MaestasUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  2. State v. CallihamUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  3. State v. ButterfieldUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. AllenUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Taylor v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2007

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