State v. Gonzales

2 P.3d 954 (2000)

2000 Utah Ct. App. 136

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Joseph GONZALES, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 990147-CA.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

May 11, 2000.

Shelden R. Carter, Harris & Carter, Provo, for Appellant.

Jan Graham, Attorney General and Catherine M. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges BILLINGS, DAVIS, and ORME.

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

¶ 1 Joseph Gonzales (defendant) appeals his conviction for tampering with evidence in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-510 (1999). We reverse.

FACTS

¶ 2 "On appeal, we recite the facts in the…