Legal Opinion
State v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided August 1, 2002No. 20010270-CAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Presiding Judge:
T1 Defendant Lester Gonzales (Lester) appeals from a conviction of manslaughter, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 765-205 (1999). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
12 At approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 24, 1999, Martin Baz (Martin) and Rolando La-gunas left a party where they had been drinking. As Martin and Rolando left the party, Lester and his brother Edwin Gonzales (Edwin) approached Martin and Rolando. Lester and Edwin had also been drinking. After a short conversation, Martin left to retrieve his bicycle, which had been stored in a nearby…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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