State v. Nielsen

727 P.2d 188 (1986)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Jeffery Scott NIELSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 19688.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 6, 1986.

Kenneth R. Brown, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant Jeffrey Scott Nielsen appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute for value, a second degree felony. U.C.A., 1953, § 58-37-8(1)(a) (Repl.Vol. 6A, 1974 ed., 1985 Supp.). Nielsen argues that…