State v. Potter

MAUGHAN, Chief Justice:

The defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated robbery and failure to stop a vehicle at the command of a police officer and the District Court’s revocation of his parole. We reverse the conviction and remand the matter to the District Court for a new trial. All statutory references are to Utah Code .Annotated, 1953, as amended.

At 1:30 a. m. on February 22, 1978, Von Wayne Johnston and his wife responded to a knock at the front door of their home in Wellington, Utah. Upon opening the door the couple was confronted by the defendant, Larry Vale Potter, hereinafter…