Legal Opinion

State v. Fairbourn

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 24, 2017No. 20141149-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Oston Shiloh Fairboum was shot three times after lunging at Officer with a seven-inch blade. A jury found Defendant guilty of attempted aggravated murder. We now consider whether Defendant’s claims of prosecutorial misconduct and evidentiary error warrant reversal of his conviction. We conclude they do not and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Because Defendant appeals from a jury verdict, “we recite the facts from the record in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict and present conflicting evidence only as necessary to understand issues raised on appeal.”…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. EmmettUtah Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. DanielsUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. BondUtah Supreme Court · 2015

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HerreraCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2025
  2. State v. GallegosCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. In re Estate of D.A. OsguthorpeUtah Supreme Court · 2021
  4. State v. HenflingCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020

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