State v. Sosa

HALL, Justice:

Appeal from a conviction of possession of a dangerous weapon by a convicted person1 on the grounds that the prosecution was barred by the “single criminal episode” provisions of Utah’s Criminal Code2 and in violation of the double jeopardy doctrine.3

On June 4,1977, at about 1:30 a. m. a van stopped in front of a bar on 25th Street in Ogden and someone from within the van fired several rifle shots towards a group of people. Shortly thereafter, three police officers stopped a van matching the description of the suspect vehicle. The police identified appellant as the man who exited…