Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided July 3, 2014No. 20100393-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, Judge:
' 1 Michael Waddell Johnson appeals from a conviction of murder, a first-degree felony, following a jury trial in March 2010. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
{2 The deceased (Decedent) in this case was discovered dead on the night of Monday, January 12, 1998, by her son2 She was found lying on her bed fully clothed and wearing shoes. The medical examiner who performed the autopsy explained that Decedent had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in her system. The medical examiner also found that she had sustained injuries to her face and mouth; two small, bloody puncture…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Keeble v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- Wiborg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 2017
- State v. AlzagaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
- In re K.A.S.Utah Supreme Court · 2016
- State v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
- State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 2017
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