Legal Opinion

State v. Simpson

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1951No. 7715PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CROCKETT, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of second degree burglary. His contentions for reversal are:(1) That there was not sufficient corroboration of the testimony of his accomplice, Paul Perkins.(2) That the court erroneously admitted in evidence a conversation between another accomplice, James Nixon, and one Henry Oliver, a witness for the State, and(8) Refusal to instruct the jury that the testimony of an accomplice should be viewed with caution.

The defendant does not prevail on any of the foregoing assertions and the conviction is affirmed.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
  2. Commonwealth v. BealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. State v. ErwinUtah Supreme Court · 1941
  4. State v. ScottUtah Supreme Court · 1947
  5. People v. RuizCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. BoozerArizona Supreme Court · 1955
  2. State v. CristobalCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2010
  3. State v. FranklinUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. BalesUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. HarterCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007

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