Utah Supreme Court· 8/17/1989

State v. Johnson

Citations

784 P.2d 1135
115 Utah Adv. Rep. 6
1989 Utah LEXIS 91
1989 WL 94790

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concluding that error in admitting a prior conviction was harmless and therefore did not warrant reversal
holding that an erroneous evidentiary ruling will lead to reversal only if, absent the errors, there is a reasonable likelihood of a more favorable result for the defendant
concluding that the probative value of evidence was “minimal at best” where the facts it tended to prove were established by other evidence and it did not shed light on any contested fact
holding that a blood-stained police uniform was not \highly prejudicial\
observing that even \minimally probative evidence need not always be excluded\
affirming the trial court's decision to admit prior bad acts evidence that the defendant made threatening phone calls in an attempted murder prosecution

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Judges: Hall, Howe, Stewart, Zimmerman, Durham

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