State v. Cornish

Defendant was convicted of failure to stop at the command of a police officer, a class A misdemeanor.

Briefly stated: On June 19, 1976, one Dotson parked his car at a lounge. When he returned some seven hours later it was gone and Dotson reported it to the police. On June 21, 1976, at about 1:30 a. m., Officer Harris gave chase to the stolen vehicle traveling in the wrong lane of traffic. After a high-speed chase, defendant stopped the car and ran into a field where he was taken into custody.

The only issue involved the interpretation of Utah Code Ann., Sec. 76-1-403 (Supp.1975), and what is…