STATE v. EASTHOPE

No. 18310.

668 P.2d 528 (1983)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ronald Dale EASTHOPE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn R. Brown, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

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


OAKS, Justice:

After conviction of aggravated sexual assault, defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of five years to life, with a recommendation that he serve thirty years prior to release or parole. On appeal, he urges error in the discovery of blood and hair samples and in the refusal to sequester the jury or poll them concerning possible exposure to prejudicial publicity.

On September 19, 1981, a man wearing a pillowcase mask raped a woman at...

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