STATE v. TUCKER

No. 19281.

709 P.2d 313 (1985)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Paul Brian TUCKER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bradshaw, Frances Palacios, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Dave B. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert L. Stott, Co. Atty., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction of aggravated robbery under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-302 (1978 ed.). Defendant challenges his conviction on grounds that he was identified by the victim as a result of an improperly suggestive showup and lineup, that the prosecutor's closing argument constituted impermissible comment on his failure to take the stand, and that the trial court erred in refusing to give a cautionary Telfaire-type instruction...

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