State v. Anderson

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals his-sentences for two convictions of second degree murder in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (Supp. 1989). He claims that application of the sentencing provisions of Utah Code Ann. § 77-35-21.5 (Supp.1988) (amended 1989; repealed effective July 1, 1990) to mentally ill defendants violates article I, section 7 of the Utah Constitution and that the trial court erred in sentencing him to the Utah State Prison instead of the Utah State Hospital. We affirm.

In April 1988, defendant pleaded guilty and mentally ill to two counts of murder in the second…