Legal Opinion

State v. Salgado

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 12, 2018No. 20160104-CAPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAGEN, Judge:

¶1 Miriam Salgado appeals her convictions of one count of interference with an arresting officer and one count of driving under the influence (DUI). Salgado challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her DUI conviction. Additionally, she contends that the trial court provided two jury instructions that improperly commented on the evidence. Finally, she argues that the trial court erred in declining to instruct the jury on a minimum-speed violation as a lesser included offense of DUI. We affirm.

BACKGROUND 1

The Traffic Stop

¶2 While patrolling I-15 near 9000 South around…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 2017
  2. State v. BakerUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. GarciaUtah Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State v. BondUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  5. State v. MontoyaUtah Supreme Court · 2004

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