STATE v. PIERCE

No. 20943.

722 P.2d 780 (1986)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Richard PIERCE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelden R. Carter, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

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


PER CURIAM:

Defendant Richard James Pierce was convicted of theft by securing and retaining stolen property. U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-408(1), as amended (Supp.1985). In January 1984, defendant bought an air compressor from his friends, Mark Ward and Mike Adams, who had stolen it. Defendant claims error because the trial court improperly (1) refused to dismiss the charge for lack of sufficient evidence; (2) refused to give a proffered jury instruction on testimony...

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