State v. Buck

¶ 23 While I concur in Part I of the majority's opinion regarding the sufficiency of the evidence, I respectfully dissent from Part I1, which addresses prosecutorial misconduct.

¶ 24 As the majority correctly notes, Utah courts have established a two-part test to determine whether prosecutorial misconduct has occurred. " 'Prosecutorial misconduct occurs when the prosecutor's comments call the jurors' attention to matters not proper for their consideration and when the comments have a reasonable likelihood of prejudicing the jury by significantly influencing its verdict.'" State v. Wengreen,…