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STATE v. HAMBLIN

No. 18705.

676 P.2d 376 (1983)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph Scott HAMBLIN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard L. Allen, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Steve Mikita, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

DURHAM, Justice:

Appellant Joseph Scott Hamblin was convicted by a jury of automobile homicide in the Second Judicial District in Weber County. The questions on appeal concern Utah's automobile homicide statute and the trial court's jury instruction on causation. We affirm.

On the evening of December 15, 1981, Hamblin was driving north at a speed of 45 to 50 miles per hour on Riverdale Road in Weber County. The legal speed limit was 40 miles per hour. The...

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