State v. Perea
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of attempted murder. Defendant was sentenced to life without parole for each aggravated murder conviction and three years to life for each attempted murder conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) although the district court erred when it limited and excluded the testimony of the defense's expert witnesses, these errors were harmless; (2) the combined result of these errors did not undermine the Court's confidence in the verdict; and (3) Utah Code 76-3-207.7, which provides the sentencing scheme for first degree felony aggravated murder, is constitutional on its face and was constitutionally applied to Defendant.
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