MAUGHAN, Justice:
Defendant was convicted in the district court of assault by a prisoner. He contends on appeal the judge erred in instructing the jury regarding the required mental state for his crime. We affirm. All statutory references are to U.C.A., 1953, as amended.
Defendant was incarcerated in the Utah State Prison at the time of the incident giving rise to this appeal. Late one night he threw a can at or near a guard making his rounds, and the two...
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