State v. Clopten

186 P.3d 1004 (2008)

2008 UT App 205

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Deon Lomax CLOPTEN, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 20060254-CA.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

May 30, 2008.

Ronald S. Fujino, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, atty. gen., and Joanne C. Slotnik, asst. atty. gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before GREENWOOD, P.J., THORNE, Associate P.J., and McHUGH, J.

OPINION

McHUGH, Judge:

¶ 1 Deon Clopten appeals his conviction of murder, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (Supp.2007); failure to respond to a police command, see Utah Code Ann. § 41-6a-210 (2005); and possession of a…