Utah Supreme Court· 2/23/2001

State v. Lafferty

Citations

2001 UT 19
20 P.3d 342
415 Utah Adv. Rep. 29
2001 Utah LEXIS 29
2001 WL 175211

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holding that the trial court erred by not granting a formal stay while competency proceedings were pending
permitting insanity defense for Mormon fundamentalist who killed his sister-in-law and her infant child based on God’s “removal revelation”
upholding death sentence applying law, including the insanity defense, as it existed at the time of the offense
Mormon fundamentalist, who killed his sister-in-law and her infant child pursuant to God’s “removal revelation,” presented insanity defense to jury
“The decision to conduct yet another hearing ... depends on the ‘showing made, and the length of time elapsed from the prior psychiatric examination.’ ”
death sentence upheld where defendant was the “principle actor” who had “masterminded the scheme” that resulted in the deaths

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Judges: Howe, Russon, Durham, Durrant, Wilkins, Howe'S

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