Legal Opinion
State v. Schultz
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided November 7, 2002No. 20010775-CAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Judge.
¶ 1 Defendant Troy Lynn Schultz (Schultz) appeals his conviction of arson, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-102(l)(b) (1999). Schultz argues that the trial court erred by allowing expert testimony concerning the use of canine accelerant detection. We affirm.
BACKGROUND1
¶ 2 On August 6, 2000, Ms. Teresa Villegas took her three- daughters and two sons in the family’s van to pick up her husband at the restaurant where he worked. She went inside the restaurant with her daughters and left her sons in the van to watch TV. Approximately fifteen minutes…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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