Legal Opinion
State v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided January 3, 2003No. 20020027-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*106OPINION
ORME, Judge:
¶ 1 The State appeals a magistrate’s dismissal of a manslaughter charge against José Robinson, which arose from the deadly combination of drinking alcohol and playing with a gun. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 In the early morning of June 10, 2000, José Robinson and Christina Galbraith, his sister-in-law, were drinking beer and examining Mr. Robinson’s handgun. While Ms. Galbraith was handling the gun, Mr. Robinson heard the slide activate. He then took the gun from her. Noticing that the gun appeared to be jammed, he pulled back the slide, ejecting a bullet from the gun. Mr.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- People v. LicitraNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. EmmettUtah Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. AndersonUtah Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2004
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