STATE v. SMITH

No. 19089.

706 P.2d 1052 (1985)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Calvin George SMITH, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Valdez, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


HALL, Chief Justice.

Defendant Calvin Smith, Jr., was convicted of aggravated robbery, U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-302 (1978 ed.), and theft, U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-404 (1978 ed.). The sole evidence linking defendant to the robbery was accomplice testimony. Defendant contends that this evidence was insufficient to convict him. Defendant also contends that the trial court erred when, during defense counsel's closing argument, the judge prevented counsel from commenting...

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