Salt Lake City v. Holtman

JACKSON, Judge:

Defendant appeals from his conviction of retail theft, a class B misdemeanor in violation of Salt Lake City Ordinance § 11.36.060. On appeal, defendant claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude evidence of his prior conviction. We agree and reverse the conviction, remanding for a new trial.

On October 28, 1989, defendant and his brother entered a Nordstrom department store in Salt Lake City, Utah. Defendant asked a salesperson if he could see several pairs of sunglasses which were displayed in a locked case. Defendant had in his possession a pair of pink and…