State v. Urias

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Defendant Michael Gilbert Urias appeals his conviction by a jury on three counts of aggravated sexual assault 1 and one count of aggravated burglary. 2 He assigns errors in: (a) violation of his privilege against self-incrimination, and (b) allowing testimony that the defendant might be “capable of anything” and that he goes “crazy” when intoxicated.

The victim of these crimes is Rose P_, a 72 year old widow who lives by herself in an apartment in South Salt Lake. On June 20, 1977, she went to bed at about 9:30. Just as she was dropping off to sleep, she was awakened to…