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State v. Torgerson
286 P.2d 800
Utah
1955
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*1 52 property was U.C.A.1953, If the 74-4-3. Act Hannold contrary under the her brought the firm Mrs. Ostler 381, 67 A.2d Hannold, N.J.Super. 4

v. course, contribution, then, it became in New cases determined followed converted partnership property and was statutory enactment Jersey prior to as a wife personalty, which her interest of the one section merely considered would not attach. legislature reasoning that Act. legal some attributes give pro- further and remanded for Reversed stabilize and thus partnership entity to a party his own costs. Each bear ceedings. prop by making its

joint ventures business is far claims individual subject to erty less WORTHEN, CROCKETT, WADE and compelling. NORSETH, more JJ., Judge, con- District cur. us limits record before

The scant case, respondent now but this our view HENRIOD, disqualified J., having him- never involved was property argues self, participate herein. did estate rather real property but partnership in his name own her husband held appears partnership. un of the for use existed, but we partnership that a

disputed determining whether the means of wife ini husband and

agreement between conveyance whether or it 1949 tiated P.2d 286 800 preceded Harry Ostler property of the property This the firm. Utah, formation Respondent, Plaintiff and STATE of partnership acquired with funds Henry TORGERSON, Robert para Defendant second it within the bring so as Appellant. 48-1-5, U.C.A.1953, part defining graph of No. 8330. t property, and whether or no it nership Supreme Court of Utah. brought partner into the originally Aug. acquired on account or ship stock depend upon facts not must partnership proceeding. us If before

properly any time during atwas

Harry Ostler property real held seized

marriage conveyed part right, to the own a release of Mrs.

nership without Ostler’s allowed

interest, should be under her claim about 11

prehended officers two 25, 1954, they April saw him p. m. after on suspicious facing standing in a manner market which was closed doors of *2 Appellant apparently night. the for ob- Crockett, J., dissented. approach of the served ambulance riding in the officers were because he around a of the market scooted corner lot parking peering and was around the its the officers ar- store when corner When he was arrested he was hold- rived. crowbar. The doors of the market ing a swinging type of steel are the are made and in meet the center. When these examined later there were found doors were just marks between the doors below dent have been made the lock which could dent particular crowbar. These marks appel- night not before were jailed, appellant was arrest. After lant’s in the market and went back to officers parking lot found a 1941 alley leading to its Plymouth in the registered sedan dark blue appellant’s in two men wife which name of asleep. further The state introduced were that car had been evidence this same Conder, City, ap- Dean Lake Salt for E. parking market about in the lot of another pellant. man, appellant, p. m. when a not the 10:30 Atty. Gen., Gwynn, re- Woodruff C. for appellant’s go car after seen to towards was spondent. breaking glass having been observed was of the market which located the door WADE, ap- the one at which 8 blocks west of about Justice. Although one apprehended. was pellant appeal This from a is an conviction of that he had arresting officers testified Appellant ap- attempted was burglary. However, disposition. appellant that or criminal anything about not noticed prove that evidence it tends night him to believe is admissible if which would lead nevertheless, appellant necessary in- appellant drunk, defendant had the was pleaded guilty to tent.1 Under neither these rules charged with and City day Court. admissible. This evidence does drunkenness next prove not tend large that defendant intended that he had drunk Appellant testified day liquors burglary. to commit a The quantities intoxicating proved merely what which not showed that night and could and remember man, appellant, night glass broke eight after o’clock happened any- doing driving or door of store then toward fled was not aware of up appellant’s tendency This woke car. has no that time until he thing after prove an burglary intention to for jail morning. next commit person there is no evidence that in- appellant’s contention tended enter other store. vicinity when an being car about his Also this not tend evidence does to show committed one other than offense was by appellant. another offense committed and immaterial appellant was irrelevant appellant the man seen break- prejudicial er- its admission was therefore glass ing the in the other store and there *3 as matter of law was a ror and conspiracy no evidence of a between that appellant’s intent to evidence of insufficient person appellant. connection which he was con- the crime of commit appellant of that offense with the was the victed. person fact that the other ran toward the appellant’s appellant’s car and that after his support of contention that In asleep arrest that car with men in it two another of the commission of evidence of was found near the parking lot of prejudicial appellant error cites was fense the store which defendant is of at- accused which hold that the com a cases number Su,ch tempting burglarize. evidence does by defendant of another offense mission not burglarize show an intention him it against unless comes not admissible other store nor connect the defendant with proof exception to rule within such other offense and was inadmissible. offense is admissible to show in an such jurors some well might Since have had a motive, subject rule on that tent, etc. The reasonable doubt dis- is that such evidence which state has pelled we cannot hold that this error prove a probative value to material issue is prejudicial. offered to show admissible unless evil 1016, Prettyman, Nemier, 307, and State v. 113 Utah v. 106 Utah 148 P.2d State Scott, 191 P.2d 142. 111 Utah 175 P.2d 327: State

'55 cannot, appellant’s completing contention a purpose We find no merit for the cases, judicial simply to sustain á that the is insufficient mosaic criminal void, which, commit finding supply filling intended a though that he stones quarries, glary. come from such stones foreign —if may completing pattern, be those directions with is reversed Judgment innocent seal a mausoleum in which an a new trial. grant my opinion, evi- might be interred. In someone, admittedly not the ac- dence that — McDonough, j., concurs. c. cused, accused’s seen to run toward —was win- stranger car after had broken WORTHEN, the result. J., concurs site, may fit the mosaic dow at some other speaks, but which Mr. Crockett Justice in re- HENRIOD, (concurring Justice may it with which the also be the loadstone sult) . sepulchre. jury defendant’s sealed I in the result for reason that concur testimony placing de- although I believe the CROCKETT, Justice. place half hour car at another fendant’s may material have been prior to arrest I I do not believe that the trial dissent. testimony to the prejudicial, and not prejudicial committed error in ad- court had time someone who at that effect the evidence of the window-break- mitting seen to store window broken at Horton’s. This to me ing incident seems car, was immaterial this same approach one believes that the evi- to be true whether venire- prejudicial. Some opinion my connected the defendant with that in- dence doubt may had a reasonable men well cident, did not. If it failed to show or that it the circum- guilt, but for as to defendant’s with any of the defendant connection car seen and defendant’s stance that him, nothing incident, proves against it with of- in connection used apparently prejudicial. On the other was not therefore the defend- with which to that similar fense is such that hand, if the evidence reasonable rise to charged, giving ant here that the believe defendant was men awas that defendant belief unreasonable window-breaking occur- connected and hence offense previous to such party *4 rence, that his then I think connection with case. in the instant guilty likely to be incident, might which reasonable minds burglarious character, act.of as an regard commentary Mr. of with the agree I Jus- as to probative his intent has some follows, .value Crockett, in dissent which .his tice .shortly arrested thereafter he was at when story of a crime total that effect to pinch bar in hand. door with mosaic, Nygren’s but stone we multi-colored a like is 56 problems sight prejudiced

We should lose of thereby and the de defendant be prived confronting investigating officer and the of upon a fair trial the issue at hand. duty prosecutor. Their is two-fold: to in- The essence our law well is stated in vestigate from and absolve the innocent sus- State v. Scott:1 “In criminal cases evidence crime, picion apprehend and also to and of other crimes is admissible unless it is solely convict law To fulfill latter relevant to propensity violators. show to com they piece together patent must of mit crime.” pur often such bits It is that if the sole they pose able evidence as are to obtain. The of evidence which discloses another crime, story plan is prepa- upon total of a from stigma cast some the de climax, fendant, through ration that repute, denouement and show he is bad escape scene, disposition rarely appears from the as evil predisposed one isor to commit mosaic, complete picture. a is like the evidence crimes would be unfair and stones, variously formed of colored a few But inadmissible. is basis place upon of which must be into at a time fitted properly which it could rejected. be until the whole is out. some made Ofttimes In case good Scott is discussion isolation, clues, subject by considered in would of this Mr. Wolfe and Justice relevancy, opinion have little no but viewed the court cites Mr. Justice facts, they place relation to other fall Wade in State Nemier.2 That case clear ly principle enunciates the complete. evidence make the scene probative prove which has force to some question, it, I The evidence in motive, intent, plan existence of or the material, either some colorless having identity of the accused is admissible all, picture at bearing on the in which event merely be rejected should not ground on the defendant; it was harmless to the or it may that it tend to connect the accused with probative force, giving does have some color the commission another criminal offense. picture the entire of the crime of sought which was to be made out glary Notwithstanding the fact that the defend- defendant, in case it against apprehended ant was at eleven o’clock at competent. night standing in Ny- front of the door of The fundamental tenet is that all evidence gren’s pinch Market with bar in hand probative disputed on a having value issue there on were marks door true admissible. This is even where bar, been made he maintains his may tend to connect defendant any innocence of intent burglary. to commit other crimes. It is not be doubted upon The burden was thus cast the State to caution must be exercised in receiving show what his intent was. It was therefore jury proper crimes lest the inquire be into what his im- 1021, 9, 1947, 111 Utah P.2d 1022. 2. 106 Utah 148 P.2d 327. *5 immediately following ef- but an been, had mediately prior conduct glary. do not fail to so. prosecutor would ficient prior con- upon touching being disputed issue as to defend- There challenged before is now

duct intent, it me that ant’s seems to reasonable and Concededly it clear as court. regard breaking the minds could the win- the connecting in defendant conclusive burglarious at Horton’s an act of dow as might not the as be desired. It is therewith reasonably in- character and further persons in criminal con- engaged design fer that the defendant was connected there- complete the leave a scenario of duct to act, town, with, part in the same which frequently necessary makes it time, closely give related in would color story together frag- from to reconstruct respect in to the intent defendant had my that the items It is various ments. Nygren’s Market. syn- in this disclosed record of evidence unsound, foregoing If the conclusion be pretty together unfolding well chronize it can be for the then reason story of defendant’s activities and that the evidence to show that defend- failed challenged reasonably evidence could any way ant was connected with part integral as an regarded be thereof. event, Market in at Horton’s incident testimony that the showed defendant stated, it would not above have been car, family Plymouth in his blue fairly him. It cannot sug- be harmful sedan, evening; tzvomen earlier questioned in this case that gested evi- this car Horton’s near purposed only to stigmatize dence Market, away; a few blocks that a man was disposition or to show com- defendant break the window there and run seen which is generally, mit crime basis car; hour half toward that within a it could be held to prejudi- be upon which apprehended thereafter the defendant affirmatively charged areWe with the cial. described; and Nygren’s at Market as duty reversing a conviction unless him booking after the had attended substantial prejudi- is both the error adjacent the car was found secluded cial.3 who, alley, rea- with two men in it it would my opinion that the trial court appear, de- It is com- sonably waiting were for error, certainly no prejudicial complete This all ties mitted his task. fendant questioned error, admitting up picture what evidence. together to make prior to, and I affirm the conviction. happened just at would time Rule U. R. C. P.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Torgerson
Court Name: Utah Supreme Court
Date Published: Aug 1, 1955
Citation: 286 P.2d 800
Docket Number: 8330
Court Abbreviation: Utah
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