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STATE v. NICHOLSON

No. 15359.

585 P.2d 60 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Teresa Marie NICHOLSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Caine of Public Defender Ass'n, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Michael L. Deamer, Craig L. Barlow, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

PER CURIAM:

The defendant was charged and convicted of second degree murder (Sec. 76-5-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953)1 for the death of her 19 month old son, Troy, whose brother was named Travis, in a trial to the court, sitting without a jury.

This case is unique in that defense counsel conceded substantially all of the gruesome facts condensed below. The only defense was a psychotic behavioral...

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