Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1997No. 960041PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSON, Justice:

Defendant Debra Brown was convicted by a jury in Cache County of aggravated murder. Brown appeals her conviction, claiming that (1) the trial court incorrectly barred admission of the results of a polygraph exam*339ination; (2) the trial court’s failure to intervene when the prosecutor made certain comments during his closing arguments was plain error; and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict.

I. BACKGROUND

On appeal, we review the record facts in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict and recite the facts accordingly. State v. Johnson, 821 P.2d…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  3. State v. TillmanUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. RimmaschUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  5. United States v. Miriam Henao Posado, Pablo Ramirez and Irma Clemencia HurtadoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by68 opinions

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