State v. Sommers

MAUGHAN, Justice:

This appeal is from a denial of a motion to quash the information, upon the basis defendant, Frankie Quinn Sommers (hereafter Sommers), had been denied his right to a preliminary hearing concerning the charge found in the information. We affirm the decision of the district court. All statutory references are to Utah Code Ann., 1953, as enacted 1973.

*1347Sommers was charged under § 76-6-501, with the crime of forgery. A preliminary hearing upon the charge was held May 8, 1978, in the Provo City Court. Following the presentation of the State’s evidence, the county attorney moved to…