STATE v. WORTHEN

No. 20328.

765 P.2d 839 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Scott G. WORTHEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Wilkinson, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.


STEWART, Justice:

Scott G. Worthen was convicted by a jury of second degree murder for the death of his stepdaughter, three-year-old Heidi Pavich. On appeal, he asserts that the trial court erred in (1) unduly limiting the scope of voir dire examination; (2) not allowing him to call the prosecutor as a witness or to introduce into evidence a letter written by the prosecutor; (3) denying him due process of law because the prosecutor failed to disclose material exculpatory...

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