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Utah Supreme Court· 12/13/1996

State v. Anderson

Citations

  • 929 P.2d 1107
  • 305 Utah Adv. Rep. 36
  • 1996 Utah LEXIS 107
  • 1996 WL 714613

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  • holding that the right to allocution \is an inseparable part of the right to be present\ expressly granted by the Utah Constitution
  • determining instructional error was invited where defense counsel failed to object even when specifically asked
  • rejecting an accused’s argument that the right of allocution is an absolute right
  • rejecting an accused's argument that the right of allocution is an absolute right
  • \[A] party cannot take advantage of an error committed at trial when that party led the trial court into committing the error.\
  • \It stands to reason that a defendant cannot demand repetition of a trial or sentencing in which he suffered no unfairness.\

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Judges: Howe, Zimmerman, Durham, Russon, Stewart

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