STATE v. MATTERI

No. 7413.

119 Utah 143 (1950)

225 P.2d 325

STATE v. MATTERI.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing denied March 20, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Fratto, Gordon B. Christenson, William D. Callister, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Clinton D. Vernon, Atty. Gen., Bryce E. Roe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


PRATT, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Fred Matteri, was convicted of the first degree murder of one Levi P. Delk, and he appeals. His conviction was upon circumstantial evidence. The jury recommended leniency. The trial judge imposed the death penalty.

The body of the deceased was discovered in a stream near one of the canyons south and east of Salt Lake City, and in Salt Lake County, on Friday, May 6, 1949. The examination of the body revealed several injuries...

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