Legal Opinion
Wesley A. Tuttle v. State of Utah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1995No. 93-4236PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Wesley A. Tuttle (Tuttle) appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253.
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On September 26, 1983, Sydney Ann Merrick drove up Parley’s Canyon in Utah on an errand for her employer. State Tr. at 936. 1 At approximately 3:30 p.m.'that day, a trucker discovered Merrick’s body in her car on an off-ramp of Interstate 80 at the Parley’s Summit Exit in Summit County. Id. at 801-03, 827. She had been stabbed to death.
Tuttle was tried on a charge of first…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Engberg v. State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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