STATE v. SILVA

No. 20161045.

456 P.3d 718 (2019)

2019 UT 36

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. Luciano Gabriel SILVA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., Jeffrey D. Mann , Asst. Solic. Gen., Salt Lake City, Branden B. Miles , Letitia J. Toombs , Josh B. Wayment , Ogden, for appellee.

Cherise Bacalski , Orem, Emily Adams , Bountiful, for appellant.

Associate Chief Justice Lee authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durant, Justice Himonas, Justice Pearce, and Justice Petersen joined.


On Direct Appeal

¶1 Luciano Silva was convicted of murder after shooting and killing his roommate's friend. He challenges his conviction on this appeal, asserting that the trial court committed reversible error when it (1) precluded him from arguing perfect self-defense and (2) refused...

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