State v. Sosa-Hurtado
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Judge:
¶1 A father (Father) and his son (Son) were working together in a small corner smoke shop when Defendant Yelfris Sosa-Hurtado, having lost a fistfight with Son less than an hour earlier, entered the smoke shop with a rifle. Defendant fired one shot at Father, missing but causing secondary injuries, then fired three shots at Son, fatally wounding him. Defendant then fired another six shots outside the shop at no particular target.
¶2 After trial, Defendant was convicted of aggravated murder, a first degree felony; discharge of a firearm with injury, a second degree felony; and…
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