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· 2/15/1977

State v. Mitcheson

Citations

  • 560 P.2d 1120
  • 1977 Utah LEXIS 1057

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the defense of habitation applied to the defendant’s use of force in his sister’s home, which he was occupying
  • observing that a defendant has “the benefit of every defense” that may raise a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, and “this is true whether his defenses are consistent or not”

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Judges: Crockett, Ellett, Maughan, Wilkins, Hall

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