State v. Chavez

605 P.2d 1226 (1979)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Johnnie M. CHAVEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 16132.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 31, 1979.

Bruce C. Lubeck of Salt Lake Legal Defenders Assoc., Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict of guilty of automobile homicide in violation of Section 76-5-207,[1] and from the judgment entered thereon by the District Court for Salt Lake County. Reversed and remanded for a new…