STATE v. BUTLER

No. 14318.

560 P.2d 1136 (1977)

The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Gary Rowan BUTLER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip L. Foremaster, St. George, Patrick H. Fenton, Cedar City, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, William T. Evans, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, Ronald W. Thompson, Washington County Atty., St. George, for plaintiff and respondent.


WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant, Gary Rowan Butler, appeals his conviction of the crime of manslaughter, under Utah Code Ann., Sec. 76-5-205 (Supp. 1975). We affirm the verdict and judgment rendered in the District Court below.

In late 1974 defendant, a police officer in St. George, Utah, became convinced that his wife was having an extramarital relationship with the victim, one Gordon Hutchings, brother of the Chief of Police in St. George. During the period...

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