STATE v. DOUGHERTY

No. 14106.

550 P.2d 175 (1976)

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

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Knowlton of Vlahos & Knowlton, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., William W. Barrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Robert L. Newey, Weber County Atty., Ogden, for plaintiff and respondent.


MAUGHAN, Justice:

A jury trial produced a verdict which convicted the defendant of the crime of unlawful distribution for value of a controlled substance, viz., marijuana. Defendant appeals, assigning as error the refusal of the trial court to give an instruction on the lesser included offense of possession of a controlled substance. We affirm the conviction.

The statute upon which defendant relies is 77-33-6, U.C.A. 1953, as amended:

The jury may...

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