State v. Butler

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant, Gary Rowan Butler, appeals his conviction of the crime of manslaughter, under Utah Code Ann., Sec. 76-5-205 (Supp.1975). We affirm the verdict and judgment rendered in the District Court below.

In late 1974 defendant, a police officer in St. George, Utah, became convinced that his wife was having an extramarital relationship with the victim, one Gordon Hutchings, brother of the Chief of Police in St. George. During the period of separation that followed, threats and accusations were exchanged between the parties. While off duty on February 18, 1975, defendant became…