STATE v. McKENNA

No. 860158.

728 P.2d 984 (1986)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. John Francis McKENNA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra K. Loy, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

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


PER CURIAM:

Defendant appeals his conviction of two counts of aggravated assault, assigning as error (1) the court's refusal to instruct the jury concerning his theory of defense, and (2) an abuse of discretion in committing him to prison instead of placing him on probation.

Defendant was estranged from his wife in 1985 when she moved out of his house in Lakepoint, Utah. Approximately four months prior to the assault, she rented and moved into her own apartment...

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