Legal Opinion
State v. Workman
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1981No. 16922PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Justice:
Defendant appeals his bench trial conviction of rape and burglary. His sole contention on appeal is that he was denied a fair trial because the prosecution did not disclose the full content of statements he allegedly made to a trial witness.
The preliminary hearing was held on May 8, 1979. The state presented its case and rested. Thereupon, defense counsel (Robert Van Sciver), 1 called Deputy Sheriff Virgil Johnson as a witness. Johnson testified that he expected one Connie Riley to appear as a witness at trial. This prompted the following colloquy excerpted from the record:
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. HornIdaho Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. KnightUtah Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. BookerUtah Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. DouglasNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. ChristoffersonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
- State v. KirilukCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1999
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