STATE v. CLOPTEN

No. 20111020.

362 P.3d 1216 (2015)

2015 UT 82

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. Deon L. CLOPTEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., Jeffrey S. Gray , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Samuel P. Newton , Kalispell, MT, for appellant.

Justice DENO G. HIMONAS became a member of the Court on February 13, 2015, after oral argument in this matter and accordingly, did not participate.


INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Deon Clopten was convicted of murdering Tony Fuailemaa after a concert in Salt Lake City. He now appeals his conviction, alleging five errors in the district court proceedings.

¶ 2 Two of these alleged errors relate to Mr. Clopten's principal theory at trial, namely...

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