State v. Lafferty
Utah Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
ZIMMERMAN, Justice:
Defendant Ronald Watson Lafferty appeals from two convictions of first degree murder, two convictions of aggravated burglary, and two convictions of conspiracy to commit murder. On the two convictions of first degree murder, the jury imposed the death penalty. On appeal, Lafferty raises numerous claims of error and argues that his convictions and sentences must be reversed. We affirm all convictions and all sentences which are the subject of this appeal.
Ron Lafferty believed that Brenda Laf-ferty, the wife of his brother Allen, had encouraged and assisted Ron’s ex-wife in…
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