Utah Supreme Court· 7/7/1982

State v. Hales

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652 P.2d 1290
1982 Utah LEXIS 1013

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holding distinction between destruction of public records by custodian of such records and destruction of public records by any person was rational
considering whether a prosecutor’s statement was “of such character that a jury would, naturally and necessarily construe it to amount to a comment on the failure of the accused to testify” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
\A curative instruction is often mentioned by courts as an important consideration in reviewing the constitutionality of prosecutorial comments.\
“A curative instruction is often mentioned by courts as an important consideration in reviewing the constitutionality of prosecutorial comments.”
“A curative instruction is often mentioned by courts as an important consideration in reviewing the constitutionality of prosecutorial comments.”
\A curative instruction is often mentioned by courts as an important consideration in reviewing the constitutionality of prosecutorial comments.\

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Judges: Oaks, Hall, Stewart, Howe, Durham

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