State v. Collier

Defendant J.D. Collier appeals from his convictions of two counts of attempted first degree murder, a first degree felony under sections 76-5-202(1) and 76-4-101 of the Utah Criminal Code. His attempt to avoid arrest resulted in a shootout with law enforcement officers. At the time of his capture, defendant was an escapee from the Utah State Prison and was named in two outstanding felony arrest warrants.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was prejudiced by a violation of the judge’s exclusion order at trial; (2) he was denied access to exculpatory evidence; (3) trial testimony regarding…