State v. Duncan

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Appellant, Timothy Kevin Duncan, appeals his jury conviction of theft by deception, a class B misdemeanor, under Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-405 (1990), and receiving stolen property, a second degree felony, under Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-408 and § 76-6-412(l)(a)(i) (1989). Duncan asserts that the trial court erred in prohibiting impeachment of a prosecution witness with a prior criminal conviction. We affirm Duncan’s conviction.

BACKGROUND

On July 8, 1989, a used plasma cutter and a used battery charger were stolen from “Mike’s Auto Body” shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both items…