STATE v. CHESNUT

No. 16945.

621 P.2d 1228 (1980)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Marc CHESNUT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Schumacher of Utah County Legal Defenders Association, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


MAUGHAN, Justice:

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of the crime of theft of an operable motor vehicle, a felony of the second degree. He was sentenced to serve a term provided by law for conviction of a felony of the third degree. The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial. All statutory references are to Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.

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