State v. Velarde

734 P.2d 449 (1986)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Jerry Lee VELARDE, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 19697.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 4, 1986.

Andrew A. Valdez, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., J. Stephen Mikita, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant Jerry Lee Velarde was convicted of murder in the second degree, U.C.A., 1953, § 76-5-203(1)(a), (b) (Repl. Vol. 8B, 1978 ed., Supp. 1985) (amended 1986), following a trial to a jury. We reverse.

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