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STATE v. PIANSIAKSONE

No. 960170.

954 P.2d 861 (1998)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Vongpachan PIANSIAKSONE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Attorney General, Joanne C. Slotnik, Assistant Attorney General, Howard Lemke, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

L. Clark Donaldson, Richard G. Uday, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

STEWART, Justice:

A jury found Vongpachan Piansiaksone guilty of murder, a first degree felony, pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203, for shooting and killing Sichan Or. On appeal, Piansiaksone asserts that the trial court erred by (1) admitting evidence of his confession to San Diego police detectives, (2) refusing to ask voir dire questions that would have enabled him to make a more intelligent use of his peremptory challenges, (3) directing the jury to follow...

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