STATE v. GONZALES

No. 20010270-CA.

56 P.3d 969 (2002)

2002 UT App 256

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lester GONZALES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

August 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara King Lachmar, Logan, Todd A. Utzinger, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General, and Kris C. Leonard, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges JACKSON, GREENWOOD, and ORME.


OPINION

JACKSON, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Lester Gonzales (Lester) appeals from a conviction of manslaughter, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-205 (1999). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 At approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 24, 1999, Martin Baz (Martin) and Rolando Lagunas left a party where they had been drinking. As Martin and Rolando left the party, Lester and his brother Edwin Gonzales (Edwin...

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