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STATE v. ROCCO

No. 19559.

795 P.2d 1116 (1990)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Joseph P. ROCCO, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin V. Gravis, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

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

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendant Joseph P. Rocco appeals from a jury conviction of first degree murder for the death by arson of David Stewart in violation of Utah Code Ann § 76-5-202(1)(d). He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Utah State Prison.

Defendant and David Hansen burglarized Stewart's home in Riverdale, Utah, on the night of February 1, 1983. The house was set on fire before they left...

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