Legal Opinion

State v. McCardell

Utah Supreme Court

Decided August 27, 1982No. 17718PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DURHAM, Justice:

The defendant and appellant, Eugene McCardell (McCardell) was tried before a jury in the Third Judicial District Court and found guilty on two counts of forging an endorsement on a check. McCardell advances four points of error on appeal: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as requested by the defendant; (3) it was abuse of discretion for the trial court to allow certain blank checks into evidence; and (4) he was denied a fair trial because “mug shots” of him were allowed into evidence over…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. LammUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
  3. State v. ForsythUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. JohnsUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. LoganUtah Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by96 opinions

  1. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. BishopUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. HamiltonUtah Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. JamesUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. EldredgeUtah Supreme Court · 1989

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