State v. Milligan

This is a pro se appeal of district court convictions of driving without a license (U.C.A., 1953, § 41-2-2) and of failing to appear in court (U.C.A., 1953, § 41-6-168).

Defendant was tried in absentia in a bench trial in justice court and found guilty as charged. He thereafter sought and was accorded a trial de novo in district court. The case was tried to a jury, and guilty verdicts were returned on both counts of the information.

The only witness called to testify at trial was Glasper Bowman, who testified that he is a police officer for Utah Technical College in Salt Lake County. On January…