State v. Carlson

BILLINGS, Judge:

Defendant Dwayne Marvin Carlson appeals his conviction for receiving a stolen vehicle, a second-degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 41-la-1316 (1993). He claims the trial court erred in submitting an instruction to the jury, and that the prosecutor made improper remarks during closing argument. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 22, 1995, Officer John Sheets saw a brown 1981 Mazda pickup truck driving southbound on Main Street in Salt Lake City. Because the truck was missing its front license plate, the officer decided to stop the truck. As he was turning around, the truck…