Salt Lake City v. Carrera
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of interference with an arresting peace officer and unlawful possession of another’s identification documents. Defendant appealed his conviction for unlawfully possessing another’s Social Security card, asserting that there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable inference that he knew he was not entitled to possess the card. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the evidence presented to the jury was insufficient to sustain a reasonable inference that Defendant knew he was not entitled to possess the Social Security card.
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