STATE v. NEWTON

No. 18987.

682 P.2d 295 (1984)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Jay Richard NEWTON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward K. Brass, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., J. Stephen Mikita, Asst. Atty. Gen., T.J. Tsakalos, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


STEWART, Justice.

The defendant, Jay Newton, was tried and convicted of forgery. At trial the defendant moved to suppress a sample of defendant's handwriting on the ground that in obtaining it the police had violated defendant's constitutional right to have an attorney present when the sample was sought and given. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.

The following facts are undisputed by the defendant. On January 19, 1982, the defendant was arrested...

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