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Floyd Eugene Maestas, who is charged with capital murder in the killing a Salt Lake woman, is not mentally retarded and not exempt from possible execution if he is convicted, a judge ruled Monday.
Third District Judge Paul Maughan stated in a 28-page ruling that Maestas, 52, may function at a low mental level, but he is not "substantially sub-average in intellectual functioning," which is Utah's legal standard for such cases.See the full content of this document
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Defendant Could Face Execution
The ruling means Maestas' scheduled January jury trial could proceed, but it may ...
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