Kouri Richins' request for new trial denied
Judge Kara Pettit said Richins’ defense failed to show bias or procedural grounds for removal, keeping her aggravated murder convictions intact.
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Kouri Richins denied new judge in efforts to obtain second murder trial
Third District Judge Richard Mrazik will continue to oversee Kouri Darden Richins’ murder case — and determine whether she should receive a second trial — despite her efforts to disqualify him from the proceedings. Darden Richins, the Kamas mother of three convicted of killing her husband, Eric Richins, claimed Mrazik had deprived her of a fair trial because he displayed signs of bias favoring prosecutors. She submitted a motion for a new trial …
Kouri Richins' request for new trial denied
PARK CITY (KSL) — Kouri Richins’ request for a new trial has been denied. On Wednesday, 3rd District Judge Kara Pettit ruled that the Kamas mother and former real estate agent convicted in March of killing her husband, and who was sentenced in May to life in prison without the possibility of parole, will not […] The post Kouri Richins’ request for new trial denied appeared first on East Idaho News.
Richins motion to disqualify judge, receive new trial denied
A motion filed by Kouri Richins to disqualify the judge in her recently completed murder trial and receive a new trial has been denied.Richins was convicted in March and later sentenced to life in prison for the poisoning death of her husband, Eric.In the motion filed on July 1 to disqualify Judge Richard Mrazik, Richins and her defense team argued numerous points, including a claim that Mrazik was biased, as well as being "impatient, critical, …
Court rejects request to disqualify judge in Kouri Richins murder case
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UTAH- A judge denied Kouri Richins' recent petition to disqualify Judge Richard Mrazik from deciding on his request for a new trial. Richins filed a motion for a new trial on June 30. As part of that appeal, his lawyers argued that Mrazik should not determine whether a new trial is granted, by ensuring that he showed partiality against him during the trial and the sentencing stage. Mrazik, who presided over the murder trial and subsequently hand…
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