STATE v. GILLIAN

No. 11314.

463 P.2d 811 (1970)

23 Utah 2d 372

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Iva Lee GILLIAN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart M. Hanson, Jr., John D. O'Connell, Salt Lake City, for defendant-appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Lauren N. Beasley, David S. Young, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-respondent.


CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

The defendant, Iva Lee Gillian was convicted of murder in the first degree for the shooting of Jesse A. Melton in an apartment at 21 West 1700 South in Salt Lake City, in the early morning hours of November 4, 1967. The jury included with its verdict a recommendation of leniency, and accordingly, the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment.1 On appeal the defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing...

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