State v. Shaffer

725 P.2d 1301 (1986)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Daniel Edward SHAFFER, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 18556.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 25, 1986.

Curtis Nesset, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., John P. Soltis, Deputy Co. Atty., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

DURHAM, Justice:

The defendant, Daniel Edward Shaffer, was convicted after a jury trial of first degree murder, a capital offense in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-5-202; aggravated robbery, a first degree felony in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-302; and theft, a second…