Legal Opinion
State v. Telford
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided June 26, 1997No. 950560-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENCH, Judge:
Defendant Travis Telford was convicted of murder, a first-degree felony under Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (1995). He appeals his conviction, arguing that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress certain letters he wrote in jail. He also argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to sever the trial. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On March 12,1994, the body of Troy Weston was discovered in a ditch near Willard Bay. Several days later, the police arrested defendant and charged him with Weston’s murder. Brandon Dahlquist, the codefend-ant in this case, was also…
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