Legal Opinion

State v. Fulton

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 1987No. 20191PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant David Wayne Fulton appeals from a jury conviction of sodomy on a child. Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1 (1986). His claims are as follows: (i) his confession was involuntary and should have been suppressed; (ii) the results of a favorable polygraph examination should have been admitted; (iii) because the State did not establish the date of the incident of abuse with specificity, it did not carry its burden of proof with respect to all elements of the offense; (iv) the admission of the child victim’s out-of-court statement denied defendant his constitutional right to…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. State v. LaffertyUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. RamirezUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Bullock v. CarverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  4. State v. EldredgeUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989

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