STATE v. PETTY

No. 20001038-CA.

38 P.3d 998 (2001)

2001 UT App 396

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Clay Hamilton PETTY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Happy Morgan, Moab, and Kristine M. Rogers, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., and Christopher D. Ballard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before GREENWOOD, P.J., and BENCH and THORNE, Jr., JJ.


OPINION

THORNE, Jr., Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Clay Hamilton Petty appeals from his conviction for Possession of a Dangerous Weapon By a Restricted Person, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-503 (1999). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In August of 1999, Petty, a convicted felon, entered a pawn shop carrying a Norinco.45 caliber automatic handgun. He reportedly told the proprietor...

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