State v. Triptow

770 P.2d 146 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Gary Charles TRIPTOW, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 870008.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 1, 1989.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1989.

Andrew A. Valdez, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Salt Lake City, L.A. Dever, Vernal, for plaintiff and appellee.

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Following a bench trial, defendant Gary Charles Triptow was convicted of theft, found to be an habitual criminal, and sentenced to a term of five years to life in the Utah State Prison as required by the habitual criminal statute. See Utah Code Ann. §…