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STATE v. WESSENDORF

No. 880358-CA.

777 P.2d 523 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Darrell Lawrence WESSENDORF, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Certiorari Denied September 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. MacArthur Wright (argued), John L. Miles, St. George, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, State Atty. Gen., Barbara Bearnson (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

Before DAVIDSON, GARFF and GREENWOOD, JJ.

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Darrell Lawrence Wessendorf appeals from his conviction, after a bench trial, of manslaughter, a second degree felony in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-205 (Supp. 1989). Wessendorf appeals, claiming his acts constituted, at most, negligent homicide, not manslaughter, and that the death of Stevie Kirkwood was caused by the intervening treatment or negligence of medical personnel.

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