Legal Opinion

State v. Roman

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 30, 2015No. 20121027-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Decision

PEARCE, Judge:

T1 Roberto Miramontes Roman appeals his conviction for possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, arguing that the finder of fact failed to properly consider whether he was a restricted person. Because Roman did not preserve the issue by objecting below and because any error the district court may have committed would not have been obvious to the court, we affirm.

2 Roman was arrested after a police officer was shot and killed. Roman was charged with aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. HolgateUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  2. United States v. Charles Cornelius JamesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. State v. MurrayHawaii Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  5. State v. WaterfieldCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. State v. Chavez-ReyesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  5. State v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018

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