Legal Opinion

State v. Worthen

Utah Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1988No. 20328Published

1Opinion of the Court

765 P.2d 839 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Scott G. WORTHEN, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 20328.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 23, 1988.

David L. Wilkinson, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

STEWART, Justice:

Scott G. Worthen was convicted by a jury of second degree murder for the death of his stepdaughter, three-year-old Heidi Pavich. On appeal, he asserts that the trial court erred in (1) unduly limiting the scope of voir dire examination; (2) not allowing him to call the prosecutor as a…

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2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. State v. BishopUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  5. United States v. Bernard McKeonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984

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