| Show i I t Vd91No Inside occurred in late 1996 and early 1997 High court must settle had acts question in USU dorm rape trials i Nelson-Waggoner- don in April of 1998 was appealed to the Utah Supreme Court ami near- sock industry Page 21 Since 1996 the saga of the “Dorm Rapist” has been slowly unfolding dragging its way through die state’s ponderous legal system Stacey a forma Utah State student has been convictUniversity ed twice and acquitted once in cases wrangling ova a series of alleged and verdict-confirme- allowed to present evidence to juries readied an impasse In January jus- in numerous cases beyond the scope and will restices asked defense and state prosecu- of the case so its two onate throughout Utah’s criminal justors to newest justices can hear the facts and tice system “Their decision will have signifihopefully break the deadlock cant e impact on how this type cl eviThe acquaintance-rapappeal before the state’s highest court has dence will be used in the future" evolved into a pressing question of Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt legal procedure and philosophy It said “To the average person it may challenges justices to decide if evi- be insignificant but to those of us dence of otha crimes or alleged bad who are fighting cases with these acts will be allowed in criminal trials rules it sometimes feels mountainThe appeal’s outcome will deter- - ous” rapes that d Update ' ' t panion" The two share an apartment with “Elda Banks” an African-Ameri-r can who was disowned by his family when be joined the Mormon - ' See FILM on Page 12 Weather It is February after all Page 12 Index Classified Crossword Mini Page To understand the legal importance of the appeal one must be familiar with a criminal trial procedure called See RULING on Page 12 29 Movies 27 25 QpWonHm 13 ObituerieswM4 wwwhjnewscom The Bear ' Riva Association of Governments is trying to get funding to extend the Bon- SJohn WiMnHwald Journal undeveloped in Cache Valley neville Shoreline Trail from Brigham City through Cache Valley to the Idaho border BRAG Community and Economic Development Director Jay Aguilar said $62500 in federal transportation enhancement funds were allocated last year to study potential trail rights of way but he has yet to receive that money because state transportation plans haven’t been approved He said he is seeking additional funds this year to pur-chase easements and rights of way but he doubts how successful he will be if the initial study isn’t Completed “We want to look at problems with physical obstacles we want to lode at who the owners are and determine if some of those people may be interested in donating land” Aguilar said “Look at who the owners are and decide if there are opportunities because those owners are supportive And if they're not supportive maybe we have to look at alternative rights of way” While much of the Bonneville trail is expected to run along the shoreline of the ancient lake Aguilar raid the specific location of a trail through Cache Valley has yet ' to be determined He raid it’s ' likely that it will branch off at many places North Logan has already designated a Bonneville Shoreline Trail and a Power Line Trail in its trail system tral under the power lines along the benches between Hyde Park and Smithfiekl is being proposed before more homes era built in the area - ldowTier” See TRAIL on Page 12 Hyde Park resi- dent is urging North Logan Hyde Park and Smithfield to start developing a trail under the power lines on the northeast bench before more homes are built along that corridor Dave Rayfiekl said the trail could be similar to the Shoreline Trail that is being developed for pedestrians bicyclists and horseback riders between Nephi and Brigham City at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains “Imagine walking or riding along a trail that allows you to viewthe beauty of this valley and you don’t nave to keep an worry eye out for traffic - about whose land you are on” Rayfield said this week in a written presentation to the North Logan City Council “Imagine you can travel on this trail from one end of the valley to the otha Along this trail you will find signs that direct you to parks in town or to trails that take you into the Bon-nevil- le a : f fiirthaaway staff writer ’ moos are other almost invisible or the object of scorn (as in Trey Parka’s “Oigazmo" die slapstick tale of a Mormon missionary turned porn star) “I’ve always been irritated by the way Mormons are portrayed in the movies v Dutchersaid “So nega- if at dvely and all We never see real true flesh and blood Mormon people in a film" Dutcher hopes “God’s Army” will help launch a whole new genre of films aimed primarily at the newmembers of The ly Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Sands The movie is slated to open March 10 in 12 Utah locations then it will move to Ogden Layton and Logan St George and Cedar City Within the first eightweeks the movie will open in Los Angeles which has a sizable Mormon population Beyond that Dutcha wants the movie to appear in theaters that normally cater to art and foreign films He also hopes to show it eventually in Latin America which has some high concentrations of church members The ensemble drama tells die story of Brandon Allen (played by Matthew Brown) a newly minted missionary who arrives in Los ' Angeles from Kansas and is assigned preachy Marcus Dalton as a “com- 4 re-hc- ar By Michael R Weibel Yet “God’s Army” is a departure from traditional fare where Mor- - t merman and the restatement of Matthew B Durrant and Michael J Wilkins But the new justices have taken office and no decision was issued The court's request to arguments pushes the outcome even r’s r anti-Morm- on film” I Daniel Stewart and Michael D Zim- Tf?-- l SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fbr the past week Richard Dutcher has visited a dozen different cinemas just to watch die movie trailers Or more specifically his movie trailer “God’s Army" which Dutcher wrote directed and stars in may be the first feature film about contemporary life among Mormon missionaries - In the trailer now playing in about 60 Salt Lake and Utah County the- aters missionaries can be seen distributing materials from The Church Saints of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y to bookers on the streets of Los Angeles on their knees in prayer pouring salt in each other's cereal falling out of bed knocking on doors and anointing the sick with oiL V v ‘As sooq as the audience realizes it’s about Mormon missionaries people gacbmpletelv jtient and stare at die Screen’’ Dutcher said “They don’t know what to think of iLThey’re afraid it’s going to be or just a bad seminary ‘I January retirement of justices ly Cache outdoors Entertainment! Film puts LDS missionaries in a different light X mine how prosecutors will be Nelson-Waggone- Nelson-- the Cache Valley anx-ious- re-arg- ue Waggoner A look inside throughout the state have been awaiting the court’s decision It was anticipated to come before the ly two years later the court has By Jeremy B Pugh staff writer $125 Wyatt and criminal attorneys iSundayspotlight first convic- -' ’s 02000 Logan Utah Bridgerlantfs Daily Newspaper 37$undayFebnjafy620C)0 foothills and canyons Imagine a trail that meets all of the objectives of the Bonneville Shore trail but can become a reality with less effort and less expensively than the Wasatch trail” He said the trail would require less effort and less expense if it is built now while unlike the Wasatch Front much of route remains A Bank merger spawns Utah phone scam Governors go downhill from here Arkansas Colorado New UTAH WINTER SPORTS PARK (AP) — Governors from six states lost out to a lowly bureaucrat Saturday — on the bobsled track Dave Milliken Utah's state specialist fbr trade and technical education beat the bigwigs down the slippery slope in the second annual Governor’s Cup The event was hosted by his boss Utah Gov Mexico and Tennessee — all for in Utah fbr a fund-rais- er the Republican Governors Association — into taking a spin Before throwing themselves down the track the concern about the merger of Zions Bank and First Security “We’ve had quite a rash of people who are calling and attempting to dupe our customers into provid-- 1 ing their account information" said Rob Brough Zions public relations manager in Salt Lake City “With- behind Leavitt With the exception of Gov Gary Johnson of New Mexico a Steve “You don’t go into die race to beat the governor But you don't know what you’re doing you’re just steering" said Milliken the lone nonpolitician at the event It took him just 3330 seconds to get down the track and his sled hit a top speed of 489 mph Leavitt and organizers of the 2002 Winter Games dreamt up the Governor’s Cup last year to promote Utah’s youth sports programs Students from around the state built bobsleds in their shop classes and teens learning the sport teamed up with the somewhat more staid racers to test out the new Olympic track Last yea Leavitt was the governor to participate yea he talked his counterparts from North Dakota t phone scam preying on people's governors threw their support MikeLeavitt u ST GEORGE ( AP — Authorities are concerned about a spreading h Forbes supporter they also endorsed Texas Gov Gauge W Bush's presidential bid out exception those calls are not from the financial institution" The scam works like this some- -' one calls and asks if you have any The competitors then steered the brakeless sleds from a spot way down the Olympic two-pers- on questions about the merger between Utah's two largest banks Help is available the friendly voice says — just tell us your bank account num-b- er and we'll look up your records bobsledding track nicknamed the “tourist point Don Gov Tennessee Sundquist who usually limits his sporting activity to the golf course took silver with a time of 3361 seconds and a maximum speed of 447 mph The bronze went to North Dakota Gov Ed Schafer with 3369 seconds and a speed of 444 mph Schafer's wife the only first lady to participate finished in sixth place after stepping in for Idaho Gov Dirk Kempthome when he pulled out at the last moment r Vir iy 't f “We've had dozens of clients call to inquire if we are making these' kinds of calls" said David Clark Zions manager fbr southern Utah But the bank has that kind of infor- V mation on file Utah Gov Mika laavitt gestures to the crowd for cheers as his bobsled comes to a stop during the Governors' Qip race at the Utah Winter Sports Park on Saturday In Partt City Six governors from the Republican Governors Association participated in foe evenL ' ” V"K - - - i 'V ' I - u iMtk stay safe from phone scams “Neva give out personal information ova the phone to someone don't know" 6 - St George Police Det Barry Golding who specializes in fraud cases said there is an easy way to AP photo N VrJf' m - you |
