STATE v. JENSEN

No. 7617.

120 Utah 531 (1951)

236 P.2d 445

STATE v. JENSEN.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided October 16, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert F. Smart, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Clinton D. Vernon, Atty. Gen., G. Hal Taylor, Deputy Atty. Gen., Francis C. Lund, Deputy Atty. Gen., for respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of second degree murder. He asserts that there is not sufficient evidence from which reasonable minds could find beyond a reasonable doubt either (1) that he had the intent necessary to constitute second degree murder or (2) that any act on his part caused the death.

With respect to his intent: It is the established law of this state that in order to make the crime of second degree murder the defendant...

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