STATE v. STARKS

No. 16609.

627 P.2d 88 (1981)

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

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. John Hill, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Robert R. Wallace, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


STEWART, Justice:

Defendant was charged with murder in the second degree, in violation of § 76-5-203, Utah Code Ann. (1953), as amended, and tried and found guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. Defendant appeals on the ground that the trial court improperly instructed the jury as to self-defense and burden of proof.

Kaylene Griggs, a friend of defendant, worked at the Golden Fleece, a bar located directly above the establishment at which...

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