State v. Tucker

HALL, Justice:

The present appeal consolidates three actions below. The respective defendants Kenneth Sharp (hereafter “Sharp”), George Christensen (hereafter “Christensen”), and James N. Tucker (hereafter “Tucker”) all appeal a conviction of auto theft.1 In addition, defendants Sharp and Christensen appeal convictions of aiding the escape of a person from official custody.2 Defendant Tucker was convicted of escape, from which conviction he takes no appeal.

All three defendants were, on April 18, 1978, in custody at the Utah State Prison, in the minimum security section. Defendant Tucker was…