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· 4/1/1982

Garcia v. Schwendiman

Citations

  • 645 P.2d 651
  • 1982 Utah LEXIS 934

How courts have described this case

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  • statute proscribes conduct beyond and different from driving or operating a moving vehicle and therefore defines two distinct offenses
  • statute is intended to prevent the danger to the public created when a person gets behind the wheel and has the ability to start the vehicle and drive away

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Judges: Durham, Hall, Stewart, Oaks, Howe

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