State v. Book

ON THE BRIEFS

TROUT, Justice.

Michael Book (Book) entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder for his role in the 1991 killing of Danny Disney (Danny). He now appeals from the entry of a judgment of conviction and the sentence imposed by the district court.

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BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 23, 1991, police were called to the scene of a possible suicide at the Disney residence in Idaho Falls. There they found Danny dead from a bullet wound to his head. The record supports the following background to Danny’s death and Book’s subsequent prosecution.

Danny and his wife,…