Legal Opinion

State v. Mills

Utah Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1975No. 13750PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405, U.C.A.1953, as amended 1973, and sentenced to the State Prison for the term provided by law.

It is the prerogative of the jury to judge the weight of the evidence, the credibility of the witnesses, and the facts, to be found therefrom. For a defendant to prevail upon a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction, it must appear that viewing the evidence and all inferences that may reasonably be drawn therefrom, in the light most favorable to the verdict of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. WardUtah Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State v. SullivanUtah Supreme Court · 1957
  3. State v. DanksUtah Supreme Court · 1960
  4. State v. BerchtoldUtah Supreme Court · 1960
  5. State v. HorneUtah Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. RomeroUtah Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. DanielsUtah Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. WilsonUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. LoganUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State v. SisnerosUtah Supreme Court · 1981

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