STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 870041.

774 P.2d 1141 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Richard S. JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Perkins, Deirdre A. Gorman, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Kimberly K. Hornak, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.


HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202 (Supp. 1988) and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, defendant challenges the admissibility of evidence of criminal conspiracy, the denial of his motion to dismiss the aggravating circumstance of pecuniary gain, the propriety of the instructions to the jury, the sufficiency of the evidence to convict, and the propriety of a statement made by...

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