Legal Opinion

State v. Ashcraft

Utah Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 2015No. 20120306PublishedCited by 44 opinions

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…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. CarterUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. TillmanUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. NielsenUtah Supreme Court · 2014
  5. People Ex Rel. Klaeren v. Village of LisleIllinois Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Salt Lake City v. CarreraUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State v. DoyleCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. State v. MackinUtah Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. StricklanUtah Supreme Court · 2020
  5. State v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020

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