STATE v. HARLESS

No. 11490.

459 P.2d 210 (1969)

23 Utah 2d 128

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. George Franklin HARLESS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hatch, McRae & Richardson, Robert M. McRae and Sumner J. Hatch, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Lauren N. Beasley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of forcible rape. Sec. 76-53-15 (3), U.C.A. 1953. He appeals on these grounds: (1) Insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict; and (2) claim of error in admitting evidence of his previous felony convictions.

Upon our review of the record we assume the jury believed those aspects of the evidence which support their verdict.1 The defendant Harless...

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