Legal Opinion

State v. Briggs

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 2008No. 20070186PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED OPINION *

On Certification from the Utah Court of Appeals

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

T1 The trial court, after a bench trial, convicted defendant Ashlee Briggs of possession with intent to distribute, a tax stamp violation, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She challenges the convictions, arguing insufficiency of the evidence. Because we do not find that the trial court's decision was against the clear weight of the evidence, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

{2 In October 2006, Ashlee Briggs was arrested while returning from a trip to Phoenix with Antonio Martinez. Briggs and Martinez had met each…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State v. HolgateUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  2. State v. WalkerUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. JamesUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  4. United States v. Oscar Paige, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Clark N. FischelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. JeffsUtah Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State v. BeckeringCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  3. State v. LomuCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  4. State v. StricklanUtah Supreme Court · 2020
  5. State v. BinkerdCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013

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