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STATE v. JOHN

No. 15632.

586 P.2d 410 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Charles JOHN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Diumenti, II of Peterson, Diumenti & Harward, Bountiful, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Michael L. Deamer, Craig L. Barlow, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, Robert L. Newey, Weber County Atty., Ogden, for plaintiff and respondent.

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant Charles John appeals from his conviction by a jury of manslaughter in causing the death of his 20-month old stepson, Ethan Arnold.1 In attacking the conviction he asserts that the only evidence pointing to his guilt is circumstantial and that it is not sufficient to justify submitting the case to the jury, nor to support the verdict.

The events upon which this conviction is based occurred on July 18...

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