STATE v. SMITH

No. 19103.

728 P.2d 1014 (1986)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Richard Louis SMITH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manny Garcia, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Robert Parrish, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

Richard Louis Smith was convicted of theft by deception and theft by receiving stolen property. On this appeal, he claims that the trial court erred in excluding his testimony which was intended to show that he had a strong motivation to avoid imprisonment and would not therefore have knowingly or intentionally committed the crimes charged.

On the night of June 6, 1982, Steven Page's home was burglarized. Among the various...

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