State v. Verde

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant Julie Verde appeals from her conviction, following a jury trial, of the offense of the sale of a child. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-203 (1978). She claims that certain evidence was improperly admitted, that the jury was improperly instructed, and that there was insufficient evidence on one element of the crime. We affirm.

We recite the facts from the record on appeal in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Cf. e.g., State v. Booker, 709 P.2d 342, 345 (Utah 1985); Von Hake v. Thomas, 705 P.2d 766, 769 (Utah 1985); Scharf v. BMG Corp., 700 P.2d 1068, 1070…