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CARTER v. STATE

No. 20090432.

289 P.3d 542 (2012)

2012 UT 69

Douglas Stewart CARTER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren E. Weiss , Salt Lake City, Jon M. Sands , Ken Murray , Paula K. Harms , Phoenix, AZ, for appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Thomas B. Brunker , Erin Riley , Asst. Att'ys Gen., for appellee.

Justice DURHAM, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In 1985, Douglas Carter was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. He now appeals the district court's dismissal of his successive postconviction petition for relief. We affirm the dismissal.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In February 1985, Eva Oleson was found murdered in her home in Provo. Police eventually identified Carter as a suspect. In April of that year, he was...

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