Utah Supreme Court· 6/30/1982

State v. Howell

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649 P.2d 91
1982 Utah LEXIS 1002

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holding that the court in a murder trial properly gave a lesser included offense instruction on manslaughter over the defendant's objection
holding that one can be convicted of attempted manslaughter under the subsections of section 76-5-205 that require intentional conduct but not under the subsection that only requires the mens rea of recklessness
explaining that a jury is not “obligated to believe the evidence most favorable to [the] defendant”
explaining that a jury is not “obligated to believe the evidence most favorable to [the] defendant” and that the “existence of contradictory evidence or of conflicting inferences does not warrant disturbing the jury’s verdict” on appeal
trial court may properly give lesser included offense instruction, even over a defendant’s objection, if there is clearly no risk he or she will be prejudiced by lack of notice
evidence sufficient to support convictions for manslaughter and attempted manslaughter

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Oaks, Howe, Durham

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