STATE v. THORNTON

No. 11320.

449 P.2d 987 (1969)

22 Utah 2d 140

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Donald Joe THORNTON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 22, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Blair Hutchison, of Weber County Legal Services Commission, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

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


HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in a rape case. Affirmed.

Defendant was 19 when he was arrested. Two investigating officers talked to him separately. Both of them advised him of his rights on each facet of Miranda v. Arizona.1 As a matter of fact they carefully read to him from a printed card prepared for the officers to assure an accused of his rights catalogued in the Miranda case. The young man...

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