Utah Supreme Court· 3/24/1981

State v. Starks

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627 P.2d 88
1981 Utah LEXIS 775

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stating that \[the right to [Justification defenses] ceases when the danger has passed or ceases to be imminent\
stating that \[t]he right to [justification defenses] ceases when the danger has passed or ceases to be imminent\
stating defendant \need only raise a reasonable doubt as to any element of the crime to justify an acquittal\
stating, even though \defendant in this case armed himself and went to a location where he knew he would find the deceased does not of itself deprive him of his right to self-defense\
\A fundamental precept of our criminal law is that the state must prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.\
“A fundamental precept of our criminal law is that the state must prove all elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Durham, Maughan, Crockett, Wilkins

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