State v. Jaeger

HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant Donald L. Jaeger appeals from his second degree murder conviction, a first degree felony in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (1989). 1 He contends that (1) the trial court erroneously excluded evidence of the victim’s prior suicide attempt; (2) the court erroneously instructed the jury on reasonable doubt; and (3) the court failed to rule on Jaeger’s objections to the presen-tence report. We consider each of these assignments of error below.

FACTS

¶ 2 On August 22, 1990, shortly after midnight, Jaeger called 911 from his home and reported that his…