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STATE v. SINCLAIR

No. 9971.

15 Utah 2d 162 (1964)

389 P.2d 465

THE STATE OF UTAH, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. JEAN SINCLAIR, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 18, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumner J. Hatch, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

A. Pratt Kesler, Atty. Gen., Ronald N. Boyce, Deputy Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.

CROCKETT, Justice:

Jean Sinclair was convicted of murder in the first degree of Don L. Foster and upon the jury's recommendation of leniency, was sentenced to life imprisonment.1

Sixteen points are made attacking the conviction, including: insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict; errors in instructing the jury; in rulings on evidence; and improprieties occurring during the trial.

On appeal it is our duty to...

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