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WEST JORDAN - Third District Judge Royal Hansen said he will decide by June 10 whether to schedule a new trial or impose a sentence for Parley Jeffs Dutson, who was convicted of shooting his girlfriend to death two years ago.
A jury convicted Dutson of murder and aggravated sexual assault, both first-degree felonies, in July 2008. He fatally shot Kara Hopkins, 15, in 2007 after she rejected his demands and forceful attempts to have sex while surrounded by a number of young people at a party. Dutson was then high on alcohol and a tea brewed from psychedelic mushrooms.See the full content of this document
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Judge May Schedule New Trial in Murder Case
Defense attorneys say Dutson deserves a new trial because one female juror did not d...
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