STATE v. ORTIZ

No. 880378-CA.

782 P.2d 959 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Raymond ORTIZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

October 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall T. Gaither, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam and Elizabeth Holbrook, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

Before DAVIDSON, GARFF and GREENWOOD, JJ.


OPINION

DAVIDSON, Judge:

Defendant appeals from his conviction of theft by deception, a violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-405 (1978). Defendant contends that evidence of his prior convictions was improperly admitted, that the prosecutor's comments in closing argument were prejudicial, and that these errors constituted grounds for a new trial. Defendant also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support...

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