STATE v. SANCHEZ

No. 20140749-CA.

380 P.3d 375 (2016)

2016 UT App 189

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. James Raphael SANCHEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Filed September 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Plimpton , Ralph W. Dellapiana , and Teresa L. Welch , Attorneys for Appellant.

Sean D. Reyes and Karen A. Klucznik , Attorneys for Appellee.

Judge J. Frederic Voros Jr. authored this Opinion, in which Judge Michele M. Christiansen concurred. Senior Judge. Russell W. Bench concurred except as to Part I, in which he concurred in the result, with opinion.


Opinion

¶ 1 James Raphael Sanchez appeals his convictions for murder, a first degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second degree felony. Sanchez beat his girlfriend (Victim) for hours before strangling her. He then attempted to clean the apartment before asking a friend to pick him up. His principal claim on...

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