Legal Opinion
State v. Holland
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1989No. 870410PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice:
This is an automatic appeal from a conviction of capital homicide pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202(l)(h) (Supp. 1988) and a sentence of death imposed pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-206(1) (1978).
James Louis Holland met the victim, Sandy Patt, at a truck stop in Idaho, July 5 or 6, 1986. The victim offered the defendant a ride to Beaumont, Texas, if the defendant would share the driving. On leaving Ogden, Utah, the victim was driving and Holland was in the passenger seat. Near Echo Junction, Utah, on Interstate 84, Patt stopped the car and without explanation ordered…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by41 opinions
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