STATE v. HOLLAND

No. 870410.

777 P.2d 1019 (1989)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James Louis HOLLAND, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Wilkinson, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

Elliott Levine, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.


STEWART, Justice:

This is an automatic appeal from a conviction of capital homicide pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202(1)(h) (Supp. 1988) and a sentence of death imposed pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-206(1) (1978).

James Louis Holland met the victim, Sandy Patt, at a truck stop in Idaho, July 5 or 6, 1986. The victim offered the defendant a ride to Beaumont, Texas, if the defendant would share the driving. On leaving Ogden, Utah, the victim...

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