State v. Thompson

ON CERTIORARI TO THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Utah Court of Appeals in State v. Thompson, 751 P.2d 805 (Utah Ct.App.1988), on the propriety of the admission of evidence against defendants which had been gathered pursuant to the Subpoena Powers Act.

Defendants Michael C. Thompson and Bruce A. Conklin were convicted after a jury trial of five counts of bribery in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-508(l)(b), one count of antitrust violation under Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-10-914 and 76-10-920, *416and one count of racketeering…