State v. Redcap

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

11 This case arises from a fight at the Utah State Prison. Uncontroverted evidence at trial established that Defendant Nathan Redcap, an inmate, stabbed an inmate named Wilson. - Redcap had surreptitiously remained out of his cell after he should have returned to it. He shielded his torso with body armor improvised from magazines and attached a shank to each hand.1 Redcap was charged with attempted murder and other offenses. He was convicted of one count of aggravated assault by a prisoner and two counts of possessing items prohibited in a correctional facility.2 We affirm.