STATE v. JEPPSON

No. 14068.

546 P.2d 894 (1976)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Lynn JEPPSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Brent Wilcox, Moyle & Draper, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


MAUGHAN, Justice:

On appeal is a jury verdict convicting defendant for the crime of distribution of a controlled substance for value, prohibited by 58-37-8(1)(a)(ii). All references are to U.C.A. 1953, as amended. We affirm.

The contentions of defendant are that he was prejudiced by the giving of Instruction No. 6B; that such instruction had the effect of precluding the jury from finding him guilty of a lesser offense, which was set forth in Instruction 6A...

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