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STATE v. SANTANA-RUIZ

No. 20050747.

167 P.3d 1038 (2007)

2007 UT 59

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Felipe SANTANA-RUIZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Jeanne B. Inouye, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, L. Dean Saunders, Ogden, for plaintiff.

Sharon S. Sipes, Ogden, for defendant.

NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Felipe Santana-Ruiz1 was convicted of murdering Troy Florez. Mr. Santana-Ruiz and Mr. Florez were quarreling at a late-night party, and the argument devolved into an exchange of blows. Mr. Santana-Ruiz, armed with a knife, ended matters when he stabbed Mr. Florez multiple times, killing him. At trial, Geoffrey Clark, Mr. Santana-Ruiz's attorney, attempted to argue that Mr. Santana-Ruiz...

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