PROVO — Defense attorneys seeking to take the death penalty off the table for their client accused of killing a young couple in 2018 are alleging misconduct on the part of Utah County prosecutors, who deny any wrongdoing. The lawyers for Jerrod William Baum, 44, say a prior plea deal for a star witness has created an incentive for the state to rely on an "agreed-upon" story, rather than the truth. Baum's defense team also alleges prosecutors know about evidence that could be favorable to their client but haven't collected it, among other examples they say amount to misconduct. "The incentives in this case do not lie on the side of justice," they wrote in court filings.