STATE v. STARKS

No. 15633.

581 P.2d 1015 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Reuben STARKS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. McCaughey, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

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


ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The defendant appeals from a conviction by a jury of the crime of selling cocaine. He assigns as error the refusal of the trial judge to permit cross-examination of the state's principal witness.

The witness in question testified that he first contacted the defendant regarding the purchase of some cocaine and was advised to come back at a subsequent date. The witness did so and he and the defendant left in the van belonging to the witness...

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