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Utah Supreme Court· 1/20/1988

State v. Moton

Citations

  • 749 P.2d 639
  • 74 Utah Adv. Rep. 2
  • 1988 Utah LEXIS 14
  • 1988 WL 3756

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming exclusion of evidence where it was unnecessary because the victim “had already admitted to having a great deal of sexual knowledge”
  • affirming the defendant's conviction where, although the trial court prohibited cross-examination of the ten-year-old complainant concerning her prior sexual experience, it permitted the defense to question the child about her sexual knowledge
  • affirming the exclusion of rule 412 evidence because it was \not necessary to establish that [the victim] had the knowledge required to fabricate an accusation against defendant\
  • defendant claimed that counsel was ineffective because counsel passed a juror without objection and thereby waived any objection
  • “The brilliance of the adversarial system is that each side tries to select a jury which is most favorable to its position. Thus, each side shows its best profile, and justice sees truth full face.”
  • “[T]he trial court correctly concluded by a process of logic and reason, based upon common experience, that the prospective juror’s impressions were not so ‘strong and deep’ as to constitute bias which would close her mind against testimony that may be offered.”

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Durham, Zimmerman

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