Utah Supreme Court· 8/23/1988

State v. Worthen

Citations

765 P.2d 839
89 Utah Adv. Rep. 21
1988 Utah LEXIS 84
1988 WL 96890

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that letter written by prosecutor to trial judge was party admission
concluding that a letter from a prosecutor to the trial judge indicating that the state had no evidence tending to show who inflicted physical abuse on a victim was a statement by a party opponent
noting that the fairness of a trial may depend upon the right of counsel to ask voir dire questions designed to discover and explore biases
rejecting defendant’s claim that prosecutor withheld substance of exculpatory witness interviews, absent some evidence that the interviews had taken place and were exculpatory
denying motion for new trial when newly discovered evidence had only “minor impeachment value”
court has discretion, but \that discretion should be liberally exercised in favor of allowing counsel to elicit information\

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Judges: Stewart, Howe, Hall, Durham, Zimmerman, Howe'S

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