Legal Opinion
State v. Creech
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 1998No. 22006, 23482PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILAK, Justice.
This is an appeal from a death sentence imposed upon appellant Thomas Eugene Creech (Creech) entered on April 17, 1995, after his plea of guilty to first degree murder, and an appeal from a denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. A portion of this case is before the Court for mandatory review pursuant to Idaho Code section 19-2827. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 13, 1981, while serving a life sentence in the Idaho State Correctional Institution for two counts of first degree murder, Creech killed fellow inmate David Dale Jensen (Jensen). On the day…
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