State v. Christofferson

OPINION

GARFF, Judge:

Defendant William Christofferson appeals from a conviction of theft, a class A misdemeanor, as defined by Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-404 (1990). We affirm.

On April 5, 1988, defendant was arrested in Salt Lake City for a school burglary unrelated to the present theft charge. On April 6, after being informed of and waiving his Miranda rights, he was questioned by Detective Brent Hutchison. At the conclusion of the interrogation for the school burglary, Hutchison asked defendant if he knew about any other crimes that he wanted to clear up. Defendant responded that he knew about an…