(Salt Lake City, UT) - The Utah Supreme Court says it is possible to be found not guilty of murder but be guilty of other crimes in the same case. The state's high court in early February upheld a ruling by the state's Court of Appeals in a case involving Elbert John Paule. Paule was
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that even if a jury decides a person acted in self-defense and is not guilty of murder, they can still be guilty of running from police or hiding evidence.
A man acquitted of murder last year after he shot and killed another man in the doorway of his apartment is no longer facing a perjury charge after a judge decided to dismiss it mid-trial.\n
A man who was found not guilty of murder after a shooting at an apartment complex near UVU has a second jury trial this week for two counts of perjury charged against him due to statements he made at the previous trial.