1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 4 P.3d
  5. 4 P.3d 795 (2000)
 

STATE v. BURNS

No. 970190.

4 P.3d 795 (2000)

2000 UT 56

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Becky BURNS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 30, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Laura B. Dupaix, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Craig S. Cook, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

RUSSON, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant Becky Burns appeals from a final judgment of conviction for murder, a first degree felony. Burns alleges that the lower court erred in denying her access to state-funded assistance for expert witnesses, thereby denying her a fair trial.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In September 1991, Becky Burns and her husband Richard Burns were charged by information with the murder, by starvation and dehydration, of their...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases