STATE v. GOTSCHALL

No. 870294.

782 P.2d 459 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Stanley E. GOTSCHALL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deirdre A. Gorman, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant Stanley E. Gotschall appeals his jury conviction of second degree murder, a first degree felony, in violation of section 76-5-203 of the Code. Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (Supp. 1989). Gotschall raises four claims of trial court error: (i) refusal to dismiss a prospective juror for cause, thereby forcing defense counsel to use a peremptory challenge; (ii) allowance of testimony concerning Gotschall's prior bad acts; (iii) admission...

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