Man on death row for 1990 Oakley cabin murders files ... - KPCW
2023年8月29日 · Von Lester Taylor, 58, has been on death row for over 32 years for a pair of grisly murders at a remote Weber Canyon cabin in 1990. During that time, he’s petitioned for a reduced sentence multiple times. On May 22, 2023, he filed his fifth appeal.
Judge overturns Utah death row inmate Von Lester Taylor’s ...
2020年3月12日 · SALT LAKE CITY — He was sentenced to die nearly 30 years ago, but now a federal court has overturned the conviction of Utah death row inmate Von Lester Taylor, saying that he received ineffective counsel during his trial decades ago.
Utah convicted murderer’s death sentence reinstated after ...
2021年8月1日 · The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made its decision in the case of Von Lester Taylor, who was one of two defendants convicted in the Christmastime 1990 killings of a woman and her mother at...
Appeals court ruling sends double killer back to Utah's death ...
2021年7月30日 · SALT LAKE CITY — Von Lester Taylor, whose conviction for shooting and killing a mother and daughter in Summit County was overturned, is now back on death row. On Friday,...
Death row inmate in cabin killings dealt setback on appeal
2021年7月31日 · Even if Von Lester Taylor did not fire the fatal shots in a 1990 triple shooting and kidnapping case, he cannot be considered innocent because Utah law makes accomplices as guilty as perpetrators, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
Federal judge overturns Utah death row inmate's sentence
2020年3月11日 · SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has vacated the death sentence of condemned killer Von Lester Taylor. In a ruling obtained by FOX 13 on Wednesday night, U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell...
Federal appeals court reinstates death penalty conviction of ...
2021年7月30日 · In an opinion handed down on Friday, a three-judge panel reinstated the death penalty conviction for Von Lester Taylor. "Mr. Taylor does not deny he actively participated in the murders.
A Utah death row inmate’s conviction has been vacated because ...
2020年3月13日 · Von Lester Taylor pleaded guilty in 1991 to killing two women after he and a friend broke into a remote cabin. The men kidnapped two sisters after killing their...
Utah man sentenced back to death row by appeals court
2021年8月10日 · The decision by the 10th District U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the lower court’s ruling regarding Von Lester Taylor was praised by Utah state attorneys who have sought to execute Taylor for his crimes.
Von Lester Taylor's Death Sentence Vacated | Law & Crime
2020年3月12日 · A federal judge has vacated the guilty plea and death sentence of 54-year-old Utah prison inmate Von Lester Taylor, who was prosecuted in the brutal murders of Kay Tiede, 51, and her mother Beth Potts decades ago.