Court Opinion

ID: 9852040
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:23:31.479098+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:21.419242
License: Public Domain

WILKINS, Justice
(concurring with comment):
I concur with the majority opinion, adding these few comments about the appellant’s claim of the third error relating to the admission of evidence of prior crimes. Appellant stated repeatedly at trial that he had taken no other funds from Western Leisure as an “offset” except the check for $9262 denominated as the “Wheelwright transaction.” This evidence was received without objection.1 (After objection, which was not timely, appellant admitted to the “offsetting” of other funds.) Therefore, in addition to the other reasons stated in the majority opinion for denying the validity of this claim of error, I note this matter.

. Rule 4, Utah Rules of Evidence, generally requires a timely objection to evidence and I perceive no valid reason for not applying the general rule in this case.