State v. Vlacil

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals his conviction of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person who is not a citizen of the United States.1

The facts leading up to defendant’s arrest commenced at the Eagle’s Club in Price, Utah. Nonmembers are allowed three visits to the private club; thereafter, a nonmember is not allowed in the club unless a commitment to join is made. Defendant, a Czechoslovakian national, was not a member of the club and had visited it on at least three occasions. At about 8:00 p. m. on February 21, 1979, defendant was again present in the club with one Hykl when…