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Utah victim’s impact statement was not prejudicial, court says

A vivid and emotional victim’s impact statement was not prejudicial to a burglar who was given the death penalty, according to the Supreme Court of Utah. The man was sentenced to the death penalty for his role in a pair of home invasions that occurred in September of 2004 with two accomplices. The three men …

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Appeals court confirms Utah man’s life sentence for kidnapping

A Salt Lake City appeals court recently affirmed the life sentence of a Utah man for his conviction of aggravated kidnapping. The man appealed his sentence alleging that the judge abused his discretion in sentencing him to life without parole. The appeals court characterized the man’s life sentence as “troubling” because this harsh punishment is …

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