Attorneys for State of Utah Ask Parole Board to Keep Death Sentence for Man Convicted in 1998 Murder

Attorneys for State of Utah Ask Parole Board to Keep Death Sentence for Man Convicted in 1998 Murder
Death row inmate Taberon Honie looks on during the Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing at the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City on July 22, 2024. Rick Bowmer/Pool/AP Photo
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Attorneys for the state of Utah are expected on Tuesday to urge a parole board to deny a death row inmate’s request for his life to be spared ahead of his scheduled Aug. 8 execution.

Representatives of the 49-year-old victim, Claudia Benn, were scheduled to testify before both sides deliver their closing arguments during the commutation hearing at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City.