STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 12147.

478 P.2d 491 (1970)

25 Utah 2d 160

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Patrick Delaner JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, John D. O'Connell, Jay V. Barney, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Lauren N. Beasley, David S. Young, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


BROWN, District Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon (Sec. 76-7-6, U.C.A. 1953). He seeks a reversal of this conviction and a new trial.

The defendant claims that prejudicial error was committed by the lower court when evidence was admitted of another crime unrelated to the charge at trial.

The evidence of which the defendant complains relates to the testimony of an officer of Salt Lake City who was...

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