STATE v. SMITH

No. 19283.

726 P.2d 1232 (1986)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. David Tyrone SMITH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Connie L. Mower, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., J. Stephen Mikita, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas P. Vuyk, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


STEWART, Justice:

The appellant, David Tyrone Smith, was convicted by a jury of burglary and theft, both third degree felonies. On appeal he argues: (1) U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-402 establishes an unconstitutional presumption that one in possession of recently stolen property is guilty of having stolen it and that that presumption is not constitutionally sufficient by itself to support a guilty verdict; (2) his wife should not have been permitted to testify against...

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