State v. Simpson

WILKINS, Judge:

Curtis Gaylen Green Simpson appeals his conviction of eluding a peace officer, a third-degree felony, in violation of section 41-6-13.5 of the Utah Code. 1 We affirm the conviction.

BACKGROUND

On the evening of March 8, 1994, a brown Mercury Cougar with Oregon license plates pulled into the Hillside Farms gas station in Scipio, Utah. After someone filled ten dollars’ worth of gasoline into the Mercury, the vehicle sped away toward Interstate 15 without anyone paying for the gasoline.

Another driver at the gas station followed the Mercury long enough to determine the license plate…