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Utah Supreme Court· 7/31/1981

State v. Carlson

Citations

  • 635 P.2d 72
  • 1981 Utah LEXIS 862

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  • placing burden on defendant to show prejudice where prosecutor talked to two witnesses together in violation of exclusion order
  • constructive possession can be proved by circumstantial evidence if defendant’s guilt established beyond reasonable doubt
  • “Constructive possession may be proved by circumstantial evidence, so long as defendant’s guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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Judges: Hall, Howe, Oaks, Stewart, Maughan

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