STATE v. MACE

No. 930509.

921 P.2d 1372 (1996)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Aaron G. MACE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Frederic J. Voros, Jr., Asst. Att'y Gen., James M. Cope, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Joseph C. Fratto, Jr., Salt Lake City, for defendant.


ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice:

Aaron G. Mace appeals his conviction and sentence for rape and aggravated robbery, both first degree felonies. Mace contends that Utah's insanity defense, as codified in section 76-2-305 and in other related sections of the Utah Code, violates state and federal constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment. We reject Mace's contentions and affirm his conviction and sentence.

On December 2, 1992, Mace knocked on...

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