STATE v. COX

No. 870237-CA.

751 P.2d 1152 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Charles R. COX, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

March 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Mortensen, Moab, for defendant and appellant.

Elaine Moore Matthews, Grand Co. Atty., Moab, for plaintiff and respondent.

Before BILLINGS, DAVIDSON and GARFF, JJ.


OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Defendant Cox appeals his conviction by jury for unlawful control of a vehicle ("joyriding"), a Class A misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 41-1-109 (1987). Cox seeks a reversal of his conviction, arguing that the trial court's refusal to give his proposed jury instructions constituted prejudicial error. We affirm.

FACTS

Cox concedes that he took Brent Bessire's 1980 Ford Fairmont without Bessire...

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