State v. Ashcraft
Utah Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*666Justice LEE,
opinion of the Court:
¶ 1 Shannon Ashcraft appeals his convie-tions of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon, and possession of drug paraphernalia Ashcraft asserts that there was insufficient evidence to establish his possession of the contraband and, alternatively, that his conviction should be reversed on the basis of prosecutorial misconduct at trial. We disagree on both counts and accordingly affirm.
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¶ 2 In August 2011, Sergeant Hug-gard, a Murray City police officer, was patrolling a motel parking lot known…
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