STATE v. ADAMS

No. 15353.

583 P.2d 89 (1978)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Michael Paul ADAMS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Craig L. Barlow, Asst. Atty. Gen., R. Paul Van Dam, Salt Lake County Atty., David E. Yocom, Deputy Salt Lake County Atty., Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Don E. Hammill and Phil L. Hansen of Hansen & Hansen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice:

Michael Paul Adams appeals his conviction by a jury of manslaughter, as an included offense in a charge of second degree murder.1

His principal claim of error relates to the admission of a self-incriminatory statement: (1) that the court did not conduct a full hearing on the issue of its voluntariness, (2) that the court did not instruct the jury on the credibility of the witness to whom the admission was made...

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