State v. Linden

Defendant was convicted at a jury trial of two counts of arson. 1 He now appeals, alleging that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Specifically, he contends (1) that testimony that defendant was in California when the crime was committed was sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, and (2) that there was a substantial likelihood of irreparable mis-identification by the two identifying witnesses.

Defendant and his father were both charged with arson of a house located at 3823 West 3500 South in Salt Lake County. 2 Defendant’s father was purchasing the house…