State v. Holland

STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a sentence of death imposed after a second penalty hearing in a capital homicide case. Defendant’s first death sentence was vacated on appeal by this Court. For the reasons stated below, defense counsel is disqualified from representing defendant in this case. The Court will appoint new counsel to represent defendant in further proceedings on this appeal.

Defendant James Holland pleaded guilty to capital homicide and was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed his conviction in State v. Holland, 777 P.2d 1019 (Utah 1989) (Holland I), but…