State v. Ott

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Defendant Charles Robert Ott appeals his bench trial conviction of theft, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-405 (1978). On appeal, defendant claims that the trial court erred by: 1) rejecting his defense of legal compulsion; 2) admitting into evidence a sales receipt assigning a value to the stolen goods; and 3) assigning a value to the stolen property without considering the fact that labor enhanced its value after it was stolen. We affirm.

FACTS

In February of 1987, Darin Brailsford with the assistance of another individual, stole two…