STATE v. ROYBALL

No. 19064.

710 P.2d 168 (1985)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. George Albert ROYBALL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., J. Stephen Mikita, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ted Cannon, Salt Lake Co. Atty., for plaintiff and respondent.

James A. Valdez, Legal Defenders Association, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant George A. Royball appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated assault under section 76-5-103(1)(b) of the Code after threatening a cab driver with a knife. Royball argues that the trial court's admission of a knife, similar to the one used in the assault, and a ruler, illustrative of the testimony of a witness and indicative of the actual length of the weapon, was unduly prejudicial. He also contends that his intoxication...

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