State v. Heaps

HALL, Chief Justice.

Dennis A. Heaps, defendant, appeals his conviction of possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a second degree felony, in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-10-503 (1978 ed.). Heaps contends that testimony about a prior inconsistent statement of a prosecution witness was improperly excluded as hearsay, that the gun he was charged with possessing was the fruit of an illegal arrest and search and should have been suppressed, and that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction.

On the evening of January 25, 1983, Salt Lake City Police Officer Henry…