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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According to a CNN report, a federal jury convicted Brian David Mitchell on counts of kidnapping and transporting a child across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity on December 10, 2010. Related Story: Federal jury finds Smart kidnapper guilty, CNN.com
The trial, that started, then stopped, has restarted again, when the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay it had issued the day before. In the decision issued November 5, the circuit court said after considering information from both the defense and the prosecution, Mitchell had failed to establish that the only way …
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