Supreme Court Won’t Consider Re-Imposing Death Sentence in Utah Murder Case

The state appealed after the Utah Supreme Court held Douglas Lovell’s attorneys failed to provide effective legal representation.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 3 left in place a Utah Supreme Court ruling that overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell, who was convicted of murdering a woman expected to testify against him.

The Utah Supreme Court left the murder conviction itself intact. In light of the new ruling, Lovell will have to be re-sentenced.