STATE v. PEARSON

No. 900628-CA.

818 P.2d 581 (1991)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Steven A. PEARSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

September 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Yocom, Salt Lake County Atty. and Joe Greenlief (argued), Asst. County Atty., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Catherine Hammarsten (argued), Salt Lake Legal Defender Ass'n, Salt Lake City, for defendant-appellant.

Before BENCH, GREENWOOD and JACKSON, JJ.


OPINION

JACKSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from an interlocutory order denying defendant's motion to dismiss criminal charges on the ground of double jeopardy. We affirm.

On October 1, 1990, during a jury trial, defendant's counsel asked defendant, "You were offered a plea bargain in this case, were you not?" The prosecution objected and the trial court sustained the objection based on Rule 410 of the Utah Rules of Evidence. The court then excused...

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