STATE v. POULSON

No. 9656.

14 Utah 2d 213 (1963)

381 P.2d 93

STATE OF UTAH, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. DARRELL DEVERE POULSON, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Fowler, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

A. Pratt Kesler, Atty. Gen., Ronald N. Boyce, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CALLISTER, Justice.

Appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree resulting in the imposition of the death penalty.

Defendant was tried upon a charge of murder committed in the perpetration of rape or burglary.1 The victim was an 11-year-old girl. It is not contended that the defendant did not rape and murder the young girl, and therefore, it is not necessary to relate the details thereof. Suffice it to say that the defendant...

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