Utah Supreme Court· 9/4/1992

State v. Allen

Citations

839 P.2d 291
194 Utah Adv. Rep. 12
1992 Utah LEXIS 67
1992 WL 214032

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concluding that the failure to give a lesser included offense instruction of negligent homicide was harmless because the jury convicted on murder even though it was also instructed on the lesser included offense of manslaughter
noting that appellate courts may decline to analyze and address in writing every issue raised
holding that illegal arrest leading to confession was not flagrant
stating that, . absent exceptional cireumstances, an issue that is raised for the first time on appeal will not be addressed
holding photos not gruesome where they did not depict open wounds or excessive blood
reaffirming that battered child syndrome evidence is admissible to prove non-accidental injuries

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