State v. Kiriluk

AMENDED OPINION 1

BILLINGS, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant John Kiriluk appeals his conviction of criminal homicide, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (Supp.1997). We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2 “In reviewing a jury verdict, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in a light most favorable to the verdict. We recite the facts accordingly.” State v. Hamilton, 827 P.2d 232, 233-34 (Utah 1992) (citations omitted). However, we are mindful that we must determine if the evidence relied upon by the jury “is so compelling that we can conclude, beyond a reasonable…