State v. Chambers

DURHAM, Justice:

Defendants James Chambers and Stanley Jacobsen appeal from a conviction of burglary, a second degree felony under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-202, and theft, a second degree felony under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-404. We reverse the convictions and remand for a new trial.

On January 6, 1983, an informant contacted officers of the Park City Police Department and told them'that a burglary had taken place in the vicinity of Park City. The informant stated that he knew who had committed the crime. Police officers met with the informant, who offered to take the officers to the residence where…