Court of Appeals of Utah December 13, 2001, 20001038-CA (State v. Petty)

OPINION

THORNE, Jr., Judge:

T1 Defendant Clay Hamilton Petty appeals from his conviction for Possession of a Dangerous Weapon By a Restricted Person, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-508 (1999). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

2 In August of 1999, Petty, a convicted felon, entered a pawn shop carrying a Norin-co A5 caliber automatic handgun.