State v. Carlsen

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant Craig Carlsen appeals from a conviction of grand larceny of about 800 pounds of dressed meat from the Box Elder Meat Packing plant in Brigham City, Utah. He assigns error in (1) not being informed of and protected in his constitutional rights in connection with the discovery and investigation of the crime; (2) failure of the trial court to admonish witnesses who were excluded from the courtroom during the trial; (3) in the manner of submitting the case to the jury; and (4) frailties in the identification of evidence.

In the early morning (6:55 a. m.) of January 5,…