Legal Opinion
State v. Maurer
Utah Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1989No. 860006PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:
Defendant John Henry Maurer was convicted by a jury of second degree murder in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (1978, Supp.1988). He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of five years to life in the Utah State Prison. He appeals, assailing the trial court’s admitting into evidence a letter he wrote to the victim’s father over a month after the homicide.
Defendant met the victim, Janet Hannan, in 1984, and they began living together in a condominium in June of that year. In October of 1984, Janet and defendant became engaged to be married. Their…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Reginald Carter v. Lowell D. Hewitt, Superintendent John Fuiek, C.O. Duane D. Pyles, C.O. And Gilbert Levi, C.O.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Laurence John LaytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by43 opinions
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