STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 890456.

827 P.2d 232 (1992)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. George Wesley HAMILTON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Van Dam, Charlene Barlow, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

G. Fred Metos, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant George Wesley Hamilton appeals his conviction of second degree murder, a first degree felony. Hamilton raises three claims of error: (i) insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction; (ii) failure to instruct the jury on the nature and effect of fingerprint evidence; and (iii) improper admission of evidence concerning other violent acts by Hamilton. With regard to Hamilton's first two claims, we find no error. As to the third...

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