Legal Opinion
Lynch v. State
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided May 25, 2017No. 20140402-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIANSEN, Judge:
¶ 1 Sherman A. Lynch appeals the post-conviction court’s dismissal of his petition filed pursuant to the Utah Post-Conviction Remedies Act (the PCRA). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On the afternoon of October 3, 2007, Patricia Rothermieh (Victim) was out walking when a vehicle struck her from behind, splitting her calf open and catapulting her over forty feet. 1 The driver of the vehicle did not stop and there were no other witnesses. Victim died on the way to the hospital.
¶ 3 Victim was Lynch’s wife. In the days following Victim’s death, Lynch appeared on television,…
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