State v. Tolano

OPINION

DAVIS, Judge:

T1 Narcisco Castillo Tolano, Jr. (To-lano) appeals from his judgment of conviction for illegal distribution of a controlled substance in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(1)(a)(i) (Supp.1999). Tolano argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion for a continuance because the State failed to fulfill the mandatory notice requirements regarding expert witnesses set out in Utah Code Ann. § T7-17-13 (1999).1 We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On April 27, 1999, Officers Matt Larson and James Washington were on patrol in an unmarked police car…