State v. Burk

OPINION

RUSSON, Judge:

Defendant John Burk appeals his convictions of arson, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-102 (1990), and of tampering with a witness, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-508 (1990). We affirm.

*882FACTS

On appeal, we recite the facts in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. State v. Johnson, 821 P.2d 1150, 1153 (Utah 1991).

On the night of August 9, 1989, Burk asked Ivan Phipps to accompany him to Jennifer Powers’s home to help him burn her car. In order to avoid recognition, Phipps borrowed a friend’s Jeep, picked up…