STATE v. NIELSON

No. 12049.

474 P.2d 725 (1970)

25 Utah 2d 11

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Michael NIELSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N.E. Hall, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

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


ELLETT, Justice.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of second-degree arson and of being an habitual criminal. Thereafter he was sentenced to serve concurrent terms in the Utah State Prison of "not less than one year and not more than ten years" for second-degree arson and "not less than fifteen years" for being an habitual criminal. See Secs. 76-6-2 and 76-1-18, U.C.A. 1953. He appeals and assigns various errors which he claims were made at the trial...

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