Opinion ID: 1202533
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: admission of identification evidence

Text: Defendant's eleventh point is that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting three color photographs into evidence. [135] These photos, which were admitted over objection, show the clothing and skeletal remains of Danny Davis in his grave, Graeme Cunningham's body as it was removed from a river, and Troy Ward's body in a river. In urging that the trial court abused its discretion, defendant relies in part upon State v. Cloud, [136] State v. Garcia, [137] State v. Poe, [138] and rule 403 of the Utah Rules of Evidence. After reviewing the photographs, the Court is divided on the issue of whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the exhibits. However, as will be further explained below in the harmless-error analysis, the Court is unanimous in its conclusion that any error committed in this respect was harmless. This conclusion obviates the need to reach the abuse-of-discretion issue as to the photos described above.