Legal Opinion
State v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided September 1, 2016No. 20140749-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOROS, Judge:
¶1 James Raphael Sanchez appeals his convictions for murder, a first degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second degree felony. Sanchez beat his girlfriend (Victim) for hours before strangling her. He then attempted to clean the apartment before asking a friend to pick him up. His principal claim on appeal is that the court incorrectly excluded out-of-court statements that sup*379ported his mitigation theory of extreme emotional distress. He also claims that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for obstruction of justice. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
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3Cited by6 opinions
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