STATE v. HARRIS

No. 12424.

517 P.2d 1313 (1974)

30 Utah 2d 354

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ersell HARRIS, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Kunkler, of Salt Lake Legal Defender Assn., Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David L. Wilkinson, M. Reid Russell, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant Ersell Harris, Jr., seeks to reverse his conviction by a jury of the crime of forgery. He contends (1) that because he had been previously charged with the crime of issuing a fictitious check arising out of the same incident, which charge had been dismissed, he has been placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense; and (2) that he was denied the right of adequate representation by counsel.

We accept without reservation defendant...

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