State v. Cabututan

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendant Raymond Phillip Cabututan was one of four defendants convicted of second degree murder in the beating death of Miguel Ramirez, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203. He was also convicted of aggravated assault, in violation of section 76-5-103, and of a related misdemeanor. All four defendants were convicted in separate trials, and all four appealed. Their appeals have been separately considered: two by this court and two by the court of appeals. See State v. Brown, 853 P.2d 851 (Utah 1992); State v. Cummins, 839 P.2d 848 (Utah Ct.App.1992); State…