State v. Pharris

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Defendant Frank E. Pharris appeals the jury verdict finding him guilty of injury to a jail in violation of Utah Code Annotated section 76-8-418 (1990). On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the State violated his constitutional rights by improperly using peremptory challenges to prevent Native Americans from being impaneled on the jury deciding his case, (2) the statute under which he was charged is unconstitutionally vague, and (3) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of criminal mischief, Utah Code Annotated section…