Utah Supreme Court· 5/3/1989

State v. Cobb

Citations

774 P.2d 1123
107 Utah Adv. Rep. 43
1989 Utah LEXIS 35
1989 WL 46871

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holding that “fact that the same evidence could have been provided by purely testimonial means does not necessarily make a photograph inadmissible”
holding that an autopsy picture taken after the victim’s chest had been opened was not admitted in violation of rule 403 where the picture “[wa]s relatively clear of blood”
holding that the district court properly admitted autopsy photos to refute the “defendant’s accidental death theory and illustrate the probable position of [the] defendant in relation to the victim at the time of the shooting”
holding photo of corpse not gruesome where body had been washed and wounds sutured, photo was dull, and victim’s head was not shown
affirming trial court’s refusal to dismiss, for cause, a juror that had served as a police officer
finding photo not gruesome because photograph was dull in color, body had been washed and sutured, only area between thigh and chest where two wounds were inflicted was exposed, and victim’s head and face were not shown

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Judges: Hall, Howe, Durham, Zimmerman, Stewart

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