State v. Holder

694 P.2d 583 (1984)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Martley Leroy HOLDER, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 18524.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 27, 1984.

Raymond D. Behle, St. George, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

Defendant Martley Leroy Holder appeals his jury conviction in the Fifth Judicial District in Washington County of theft of an operable motor vehicle. The sole question on appeal concerns the admissibility of evidence of another crime. We reverse.

Sometime between the close…