Legal Opinion
Archuleta v. Galetka
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 2011No. 20070256, 20100791PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice LEE,
opinion of the Court:
T1 In December 1989, Michael Archuleta was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Gordon Ray Church. The case has slowly worked its way through the Utah court system ever since. This opinion consolidates analysis from the fourth and fifth times that this court has entertained appeals by Ar-chuleta. We find none of Archuleta's numerous claims in either of these appeals availing, and we accordingly reaffirm his conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death.
BACKGROUND
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T2 At the time of the murder, Archuleta…
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