Legal Opinion
State v. Archuleta
Utah Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1993No. 900041PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Justice:
Defendant Michael Anthony Archuleta appeals his conviction for first degree murder 1 and the sentence of death imposed on the conviction. 2 Defendant and co-defendant Lance Conway Wood were charged with the murder of Gordon Ray Church, which took place during the early morning hours of November 22, 1988. The two defendants were tried separately.
A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder, finding beyond a reasonable doubt that four aggravating circumstances existed to support the conviction. 3 Following a penalty hearing, the jury returned a verdict of death on the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by56 opinions
- State v. PenaUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. MenziesUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Keith Daniel Williams v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, San Quentin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- State v. FauciSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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