Legal Opinion
State v. Malaga
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided March 16, 2006No. 20030347-CAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Judge:
¶ 1 Darius Malaga (Defendant) appeals his conviction for murder, aggravated kidnaping, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit murder. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 These appellate proceedings arise out of a trial held in January 2003, in which Defendant was convicted of the murder of Amy Tavey, as well as the conspiracy to murder and the aggravated kidnaping and aggravated robbery of Keith Williams. Co-defendant Silia Olive was convicted of aggravated kidnaping and felony murder.
¶ 3 On May 3, 2002, Olive and her minor friend, A.M., lured Williams and his girlfriend Tavey to…
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