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STATE v. HUNTER

No. 10893.

20 Utah 2d 284 (1968)

437 P.2d 208

STATE OF UTAH, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. DENNIS A. HUNTER, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 7, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. East, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Phil L. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Floyd G. Astin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a judgment entered after a jury verdict, finding Hunter guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Affirmed.

Hunter and one Clark, suspects and inmates of a county jail, staged a jailbreak while a state trooper brought them food. The trooper's .357 Magnum pistol was taken from him and he was locked in a cell. Hunter and Clark stole the trooper's car belonging to the state. Then ensued a high speed chase by other alerted officers...

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