STATE v. CANTU

No. 860052.

750 P.2d 591 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Juan Dios CANTU, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo Carol Nesset-Sale, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson and David B. Thompson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


HOWE, Justice:

Defendant appeals from convictions on charges of aggravated robbery, Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-302 (1978), aggravated burglary, § 76-6-203, and aggravated assault, § 76-5-103.

Defendant testified that on December 22, 1984, he pried open a window in the victim's house and entered with two companions. He admitted taking a warm coat, but claimed that he left the house when he heard someone snoring in the bedroom. The victim, a 68-year...

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