STATE v. LAURSEN

No. 15573.

584 P.2d 873 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Steven J. LAURSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Sanford Jorgensen of Mooney, Jorgensen & Nakamura, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Michael Deamer, Deputy Atty. Gen., William W. Barrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Noall T. Wootton, Utah County Atty., Provo, for plaintiff and respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Laursen was given two 5-year concurrent sentences for homicide while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in a head-on collision with a motorcycle, killing two people. His blood-alcohol content registered .19 at the time of collision. He admitted drinking beer with friends. He showed up at a hospital two hours after the collision, after having left the scene of the incident. He said he had nothing...

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