STATE v. EASTHOPE

No. 12680.

501 P.2d 109 (1972)

28 Utah 2d 244

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ronald EASTHOPE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake Legal Defenders, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David S. Young, William T. Evans, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


ELLETT, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction of the crime of rape. There is only one assignment of error, and that has nothing to do with guilt or innocence of the defendant. He says that it was error for the court to admit in evidence a confession made in violation of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

The victim testified to the rape and testified that she could distinguish the features of her assailant, although he wore a...

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