STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 900022.

818 P.2d 1030 (1991)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. John Albert TAYLOR, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Van Dam, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

Martin V. Gravis, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.


HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendant John Albert Taylor appeals his conviction of first degree murder, a capital felony in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202, and his death sentence. Under that statute, criminal homicide constitutes murder in the first degree if the actor intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another under specified circumstances. The trial judge sitting without a jury found that defendant committed the homicide while engaged...

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