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STATE v. SOSA

No. 15929.

598 P.2d 342 (1979)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Johnny Frank SOSA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed M. Richards of Public Defender Assn., Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

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

HALL, Justice:

Appeal from a conviction of possession of a dangerous weapon by a convicted person1 on the grounds that the prosecution was barred by the "single criminal episode" provisions of Utah's Criminal Code2 and in violation of the double jeopardy doctrine.3

On June 4, 1977, at about 1:30 a.m. a van stopped in front of a bar on 25th Street in Ogden and someone from...

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