STATE v. WATTS

No. 18847.

675 P.2d 566 (1983)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DeLyle V. WATTS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumner J. Hatch, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Robert N. Parrish, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


HOWE, Justice:

A jury convicted the defendant of second degree murder in the death of fourteen month old Christopher Goodman, after the trial judge denied defendant's motions to dismiss and to direct a verdict of acquittal. Defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to link him to the crime and thus the trial court should not have submitted the case to the jury. We recapitulate the facts in a light most favorable to the jury verdict.

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