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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Martin MacNeill attempted suicide by trying to cut the femoral artery.
1. Story with vid
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/martin-macneill-attempts-suicide-at-utah-county-jail-8511.shtml
2. Martin MacNeill hospitalized after suicide attempt
Ex-doctor's attempt is 'cop out,' not remorse, sister-in-law says
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html
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1. Story with vid
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/martin-macneill-attempts-suicide-at-utah-county-jail-8511.shtml
2. Martin MacNeill hospitalized after suicide attempt
Ex-doctor's attempt is 'cop out,' not remorse, sister-in-law says
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html
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http://gma.yahoo.com/convicted-wife-killer-martin-macneill-attempted-jail-suicide-155531867--abc-news-topstories.html"He was discovered early enough by guards so his injuries were not life-threatening," Cannon said. He declined to say how MacNeill tried to take his own life. The doctor was taken by ambulance to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center where he was hospitalized overnight, according to Cannon. He is expected to be returned to the jail today. wrote:
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.htmlOne of MacNeill's daughters, Alexis Somers, released a brief statement Friday, saying: "Our lives have already been torn apart. We do not pretend to understand the senseless, distressful and hurtful actions of our father." Michele MacNeill's sister, Linda Cluff, however, believes her brother-in-law is finally realizing that he will spend the rest of his life in prison, and was looking for an easy way out. "It is a cop out. I believe that it is not about remorse for any actions that Martin did. I believe that he is incapable of feeling remorse. He has put himself in this situation and he is realizing that there is the great possibility that he may spend his life in prison," she said Friday. "This is not a shock. It's just a another (portrayal) or who Martin really is." wrote:
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
BTW, JMO....I am thinking MM is/was hoping to either gain sympathy OR to prove he is mentally incompetent for sentencing. I have NEVER heard of a doctor unable to correctly perform CPR (except Michael Jackson's "doctor"). I have NEVER heard of a doctor unable to find the femoral artery and successfully cut it! This man was in and out of surgeries...
Attention getting?
Hoping to avoid a harsh sentence?
And just how did that sexual abuse case work out, hmmm?
You know the one... where his daughter has filed charges against him....
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html
Attention getting?
Hoping to avoid a harsh sentence?
And just how did that sexual abuse case work out, hmmm?
You know the one... where his daughter has filed charges against him....
One daughter, Rachel MacNeill, said she remembers her father threatening to commit suicide many times during her life. Sometime after her mother's death, she said she realized that around the time of each of those suicide threats, her father was doing things he could have gotten in trouble for — whether by his wife or by police. wrote:
From above posting #4:MacNeill also threatened to kill himself and his wife with a butcher knife after she caught him looking at pornography in August of 2000, according to a police report. After hearing screaming and seeing what was going on, a friend at the house called police. Son Damian MacNeill, then a young teenager, was able to get the knife away from his father shortly before police arrived. Martin MacNeill then spent the night at Wasatch Mental Health. wrote:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html
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From earlier post, page two:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html?pg=2
Too many around him dropping dead...
He almost got away with the death of his wife.
Perhaps the other deaths need to be re-opened ??????
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591917/MacNeill-taken-from-jail-to-hospital-after-suicide-attempt.html?pg=2
IMO, I have to wonder if MM is a serial killer.During the same talk at the funeral, MacNeill said another brother took his own life just two months before Michele MacNeill died. A sister died in her early 20s after strangling herself, he said. In the summer of 2008, one of MacNeill’s daughters said she approached her father about her struggles with drugs and he offered a solution that they both kill themselves. Walthall also told investigators the same story, saying he considered the daughter a family "embarrassment" at the time. MacNeill's only son, Damian, committed suicide in January 2010 by overdosing on prescription drugs. wrote:
Too many around him dropping dead...
He almost got away with the death of his wife.
Perhaps the other deaths need to be re-opened ??????
Anna Osborne Walthall, who had an affair with MacNeill in 2005, told police that he once told her he’d killed his brother Roy MacNeill, who “had repeatedly attempted suicide for attention, and had become an ‘embarrassment.’ He claimed he found his brother in the tub and that both of his wrists were bleeding in an apparent suicide attempt. Martin told (Walthall) that he pushed the head of his brother under the water and drowned him,” a police affidavit states. wrote:
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Older story. Nov 18, 2013.
Date changed for the two day sex abuse charges against MM by his daughter.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590835/Judge-grants-Martin-MacNeill-two-month-delay-in-sex-abuse-case.html
Date changed for the two day sex abuse charges against MM by his daughter.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590835/Judge-grants-Martin-MacNeill-two-month-delay-in-sex-abuse-case.html
PROVO — Convicted murderer Martin MacNeill will get a two-month delay before he faces his next legal hurdle. On Monday, 4th District Judge Samuel D. McVey delayed a two-day sexual abuse trial set for December until Feb. 4, 2014. The case stems from allegations that MacNeill groped one of his daughters on two occasions in 2007 wrote:
Firm date unless you are in the hospital... yep.“The court would intend this to be a firm date … unless you are in the hospital,” a seemingly reluctant McVey said. wrote:
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Good catch Freckles!
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Lot of undercurrent with this case. Legal maneuvering.
Doctor Wants New Trial, Confession Tossed In Bathtub Death Of His Wife
January 2, 2014 8:36 PM
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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/01/02/doctor-wants-new-trial-confession-tossed-in-bathtub-death-of-his-wife/
Doctor Wants New Trial, Confession Tossed In Bathtub Death Of His Wife
January 2, 2014 8:36 PM
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The only evidence of homicide came from the two inmates, attorney Randy Spencer said, and he contends that evidence shows they lied in exchange for lighter sentences. Jurors, however, have said publicly they considered the inmates untrustworthy and disregarded their testimony. wrote:
MacNeill served time with Buchanan in a federal prison in Texas where the doctor was held for identity theft before his 2012 arrest on a murder charge. Buchanan was identified only as Inmate No. 1 at the trial, but has since been released from prison and identified in court papers. He testified that MacNeill confessed to drugging his wife and holding her head under water in the tub. He insisted under cross-examination he would not receive a deal or early release for his testimony. wrote:
Prosecutors say they’re confident November’s conviction will stand. “We’re looking forward to responding to these allegations,” Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander said. “We’ve got truth on our side, the rule of law and the jury has spoken.” wrote:
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Martin MacNeill’s attorney asks for dismissal of sex abuse case
First Published Jan 04 2014 12:15 pm • Updated 1 hour ago
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A week after asking for Martin MacNeill’s murder conviction to be dismissed or that he be granted a new trial, his attorney is asking another judge to dismiss a separate sexual abuse case or disqualify Utah County prosecutors from handling it.
...Spencer argues in his latest motion that the county attorney’s office released non-public information about his client to the media from 2009 through 2012 in order to generate leads in the investigation of Michele MacNeill’s death. Spencer said that stories published by various media outlets insinuated that Martin MacNeill was a "sexual predator" who raped multiple women and got away with it. The defense attorney alleges that Utah County Attorney’s Office investigators and prosecutors released this information and that it was an "extrajudicial statement" that prejudiced MacNeill’s due process rights. Because of this release of information, Spencer said any potential jury pool is now tainted.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-docs-attys-ask-for-mistrial-in-murder-case/
SALT LAKE CITY - The attorneys for a Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife are requesting a mistrial because they say a key witness was given a deal for his testimony, reports CBS affiliate KUTV.
Martin MacNeill, 57, was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice in November. Prosecutors say he convinced his wife to have a face-lift, prescribed her heavy medication after the procedure, then drugged her and drowned her in the bathtub of their home on April 11, 2007.
MacNeill was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 7, but this new motion may delay that sentencing.
SALT LAKE CITY - The attorneys for a Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife are requesting a mistrial because they say a key witness was given a deal for his testimony, reports CBS affiliate KUTV.
Martin MacNeill, 57, was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice in November. Prosecutors say he convinced his wife to have a face-lift, prescribed her heavy medication after the procedure, then drugged her and drowned her in the bathtub of their home on April 11, 2007.
MacNeill was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 7, but this new motion may delay that sentencing.
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ishi wrote:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-docs-attys-ask-for-mistrial-in-murder-case/
SALT LAKE CITY - The attorneys for a Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife are requesting a mistrial because they say a key witness was given a deal for his testimony, reports CBS affiliate KUTV.
Martin MacNeill, 57, was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice in November. Prosecutors say he convinced his wife to have a face-lift, prescribed her heavy medication after the procedure, then drugged her and drowned her in the bathtub of their home on April 11, 2007.
MacNeill was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 7, but this new motion may delay that sentencing.
They better continue to sentence him tomorrow.
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Convicted killer Martin MacNeill to appear in court on sex charge
Courts » MacNeill is accused of putting his hands down the pants of a woman relative in 2007.
By Jessica Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Martin MacNeill, the former Pleasant Grove doctor recently convicted of killing his wife, is expected to be in court Monday for an unrelated sex abuse case.
MacNeill, 57, is charged in 4th District Court with one count of forcible sexual abuse, stemming from allegations that he put his hands down an adult female relative’s pants in 2007 and then asked her to sign a statement saying he did not touch her, according to charging documents.
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Monday’s hearing is scheduled to be his final pretrial conference before his two-day trial, scheduled for early February.
Last Friday, his attorney, Randall Spencer, filed a number of motions in the sex abuse case, including a motion asking for the case to be dismissed or that Utah County prosecutors be barred from handling it.
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Courts » MacNeill is accused of putting his hands down the pants of a woman relative in 2007.
By Jessica Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Martin MacNeill, the former Pleasant Grove doctor recently convicted of killing his wife, is expected to be in court Monday for an unrelated sex abuse case.
MacNeill, 57, is charged in 4th District Court with one count of forcible sexual abuse, stemming from allegations that he put his hands down an adult female relative’s pants in 2007 and then asked her to sign a statement saying he did not touch her, according to charging documents.
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Monday’s hearing is scheduled to be his final pretrial conference before his two-day trial, scheduled for early February.
Last Friday, his attorney, Randall Spencer, filed a number of motions in the sex abuse case, including a motion asking for the case to be dismissed or that Utah County prosecutors be barred from handling it.
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Martin MacNeill 'struggling' in jail, attorney says
Published: Monday, Jan. 6 2014 6:00 p.m. MST Updated: 1 hour ago
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MacNeill smiled as he waited for his turn to face the judge. It was a brief appearance, and 4th District Judge Samuel McVey set a Jan. 23 hearing for arguments on motions filed by defense attorney Randy Spencer.
...Spencer said MacNeill, a former doctor, is having a hard time in jail.
“He is really struggling,” Spencer said. “It is very difficult for him to be convicted of something he still maintains his innocence of. Of all the bad things he admits he has done in his life, he finds it quite ironic he was convicted of something he didn't do.”
...MacNeill was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 9, but attorneys have asked that the hearing be postponed in light of the new court filings.
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This article has the wrong date for sentencing in the murder conviction. It is supposed to be tomorrow, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. Utah (Mountain) time, but based on this article, I'm not sure if it's happening tomorrow or not.
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Martin MacNeill sex abuse trial moving forward
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PROVO-- Martin MacNeill appeared in court Monday afternoon for the first time since he attempted suicide at the Utah County Jail a month ago. The normally well-groomed MacNeill looked unkempt and was sporting a beard as he came into the courtroom.
MacNeill was in court for a pre-trial conference in a sex abuse case where he is facing one count of second-degree felony forcible sex abuse. The case is still headed to trial for now, pending the outcome of several motions that have been filed by the defense, including a motion to dismiss or disqualify the Utah County Attorney's Office and a motion to change venue.
...In the meantime, MacNeill's sentencing for murder and obstruction of justice, which was scheduled for this week, has been postponed pending a motion to arrest judgement or for a new trial.
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Sentencing delayed for Martin MacNeill in murder case
First Published 1 hour ago • Updated 38 minutes ago
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...4th District Judge Derek Pullan cancelled the sentencing and set another telephone conference for Jan. 16.
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MacNeill attorneys to argue for murder verdict dismissal
First Published 7 hours ago • Updated 45 minutes ago
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He was scheduled to be sentenced earlier this month, but the hearing was cancelled after his attorneys filed a motion asking 4th District Judge Derek Pullan to arrest judgment in the case or grant a new trial.
After a telephone conference on Thursday, Pullan set a Feb. 20 date for oral arguments related to the motion to arrest judgment.
...Meanwhile, Martin MacNeill will be back in court Jan. 23 for oral arguments in an unrelated sexual abuse case from 2007. In that case, he is charged with forcible sexual abuse, after an adult female relative alleged MacNeill put his hands down her pants and then asked her to sign a statement saying he did not touch her, according to court documents.
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Sentencing postponed for convicted killer Martin MacNeill
January 17th, 2014 @ 8:01am
PROVO — Sentencing for convicted killer Martin MacNeill will be postponed until after his attorneys and the state have a chance to respond to a motion for an appeal.
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Questions raised about Martin MacNeill’s mental competency
Posted on: 11:37 am, January 23, 2014
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PROVO — A judge has ordered a hearing to determine if convicted wife-killer Martin MacNeill should be mentally evaluated ahead of his trial on sex abuse charges.
...Spencer claims his client suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Last month, MacNeill attempted suicide while incarcerated in the Utah County Jail by taking a disposable razor to his femoral artery.
Spencer told FOX 13 outside of court that being under suicide watch has dramatically affected his client’s mental state, and he is concerned that MacNeill cannot assist in his defense.
...MacNeill’s daughter, Alexis Somers, also believed her father was trying to delay the trial. She was surrounded by her family as they watched the court proceedings.
“He uses mental illness when it suits him,” she told FOX 13.
...Judge McVey scheduled a hearing on Jan. 28 to determine if a mental competency evaluation should be ordered for MacNeill.
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Attorney: Jail is 'slowly killing' Martin MacNeill
By Pat Reavy
January 23rd, 2014 @ 7:17pm
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On Wednesday, defense attorney Randall Spencer filed a petition for a competency hearing or to at least delay his client's upcoming trial until MacNeill is restored to a "reasonable degree of physical and mental health."
"The manner in which he is being housed (at the Utah County Jail) is slowly killing him, and having a significant effect on his mental health to the point that I seriously question his competency to reasonably assist me in preparing for trial and meaningfully during a trial," Spencer wrote.
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Mr. MacNeill continues to be housed in an isolation cell in a suicide robe and in circumstances that are worse than even the medical unit. He continues to have lights shined on him 24 hours a day and to not be able to get restful sleep or receive an appropriate vegetarian meal for physical nourishment. If he is moved outside of his isolation cell even to go to the shower room, he is now cuffed and chained — a procedure that was not used when he was in the medical unit," the motion states.
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 7:17pm
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On Wednesday, defense attorney Randall Spencer filed a petition for a competency hearing or to at least delay his client's upcoming trial until MacNeill is restored to a "reasonable degree of physical and mental health."
"The manner in which he is being housed (at the Utah County Jail) is slowly killing him, and having a significant effect on his mental health to the point that I seriously question his competency to reasonably assist me in preparing for trial and meaningfully during a trial," Spencer wrote.
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Mr. MacNeill continues to be housed in an isolation cell in a suicide robe and in circumstances that are worse than even the medical unit. He continues to have lights shined on him 24 hours a day and to not be able to get restful sleep or receive an appropriate vegetarian meal for physical nourishment. If he is moved outside of his isolation cell even to go to the shower room, he is now cuffed and chained — a procedure that was not used when he was in the medical unit," the motion states.
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MacNeill is such a manipulating con artist that I have a hard time believing it's the conditions that are causing it. He seems to feel like he's still entitled (does any jail offer a vegetarian meal plan?). This isn't a hotel! He was in jail for 4 years previously, and he did just fine. It's his own actions of "attempting suicide" that put him in those conditions. It's never his fault; it's always someone else's.
I wonder if he's on a self-imposed starvation diet just to escape sentencing and the sex abuse trial. It wouldn't surprise me.
I also wonder if he's going to be able to con whoever is going to do his evaluation. He faked out others before; remember all those disability checks he got for years?
I wonder if he's on a self-imposed starvation diet just to escape sentencing and the sex abuse trial. It wouldn't surprise me.
I also wonder if he's going to be able to con whoever is going to do his evaluation. He faked out others before; remember all those disability checks he got for years?
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Judge orders Martin MacNeill to undergo competency evaluation
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 28 2014 5:13 p.m. MST Updated: 52 minutes ago
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PROVO — A judge determined Tuesday that Martin MacNeill, who was convicted of murder in the death of his wife, must undergo a mental competency evaluation.
"It appears there is bona fide doubt as to Mr. MacNeill's competency to stand trial at this time," 4th District Court Judge Samuel McVey said.
The judge's decision halted a two-day trial slated to begin next week in an unrelated sex abuse case. McVey said he had "no choice" but to order the examination in light of a Utah Court of Appeals ruling handed down Friday that stated a competency hearing must be held any time attorneys raise a "bona fide doubt" about competency.
... (Alexis) Somers said she doesn't know if the competency issue would impact sentencing in the murder case.
"I don't feel sorry for the circumstances he's in because he put himself there," she said.
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(Photos by Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) and Mark Johnston | The Daily Herald At left, Martin MacNeill listens to court proceedings after he was found guilty of murder and obstruction of justice early Saturday morning, November 9, 2013. On the right, Martin MacNeill leaves the courtroom after a hearing in his sex abuse case at 4th District Court in Provo Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014.
Judge: Martin MacNeill cannot be photographed
Published on Jan 29, 2014 10:41AM
Citing pretrial publicity and a pending motion to change the trial venue, a 4th District Court judge banned television crews from photographing Martin MacNeill during a court hearing Tuesday.
"The court wishes to avoid current pictures of the defendant on television pending trial," Judge Samuel McVey wrote in a pool photographer request filed in 4th District Court. "I will allow video of trial, however."
The timing of the order seemed somewhat odd, considering scores of photos and hours of video footage have been shot of MacNeill since his 2012 arrest. (According to a search of The Salt Lake Tribune photo database, 397 photos are on file for MacNeill’s month-long murder trial, including 175 images of MacNeill himself.)
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BODY OF LIES
on “20/20″, Friday, February 21, 2014, 10 PM on ABC
"......Elizabeth Vargas speaks to the children and the mistress after the stunning verdict. “20/20″ airs on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (10:00 – 11:00 pm ET) on the ABC Television Network."
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/02/body-of-lies-on-2020-friday-february-21-2014-10-pm-on-abc/
on “20/20″, Friday, February 21, 2014, 10 PM on ABC
"......Elizabeth Vargas speaks to the children and the mistress after the stunning verdict. “20/20″ airs on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (10:00 – 11:00 pm ET) on the ABC Television Network."
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/02/body-of-lies-on-2020-friday-february-21-2014-10-pm-on-abc/
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This has to be one of the best interviews put to Gypsy.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/investigators-discover-martin-macneills-life-lies-22628652
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MacNeill hearing postponed by incomplete competency evaluations
March 3rd, 2014 @ 4:08pm
By Emiley Morgan
PROVO — A sex abuse case pending against Martin MacNeill, who was convicted of murder in the death of his wife, still remains on hold pending completion of a mental competency evaluation.
Fourth District Judge Samuel McVey ordered the evaluations Jan. 28 — just a week before the case was to go to trial, finding "there is bona fide doubt as to Mr. MacNeill's competency to stand trial." A competency review hearing was set for Monday, but the evaluations were not complete, prompting attorneys to ask for a continuance, court records show.
Another hearing is set for April 28.
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March 3rd, 2014 @ 4:08pm
By Emiley Morgan
PROVO — A sex abuse case pending against Martin MacNeill, who was convicted of murder in the death of his wife, still remains on hold pending completion of a mental competency evaluation.
Fourth District Judge Samuel McVey ordered the evaluations Jan. 28 — just a week before the case was to go to trial, finding "there is bona fide doubt as to Mr. MacNeill's competency to stand trial." A competency review hearing was set for Monday, but the evaluations were not complete, prompting attorneys to ask for a continuance, court records show.
Another hearing is set for April 28.
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Competency review for Martin MacNeill delayed
By Jessica Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Mar 03 2014 11:07 am • Updated 1 hour ago
Provo • A competency review for Martin MacNeill, a former doctor recently convicted of killing his wife, was delayed Monday after mental health experts said they needed more time to evaluate the man.
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In late January, 4th District Judge Samuel McVey cancelled a February trial in the sex abuse case and ordered for two mental health experts to evaluate the former doctor. But on Monday, McVey said the Department of Human Services reported that they needed 35 more days to complete the evaluation.
An April 28 date was set instead for the competency review.
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By Jessica Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Mar 03 2014 11:07 am • Updated 1 hour ago
Provo • A competency review for Martin MacNeill, a former doctor recently convicted of killing his wife, was delayed Monday after mental health experts said they needed more time to evaluate the man.
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In late January, 4th District Judge Samuel McVey cancelled a February trial in the sex abuse case and ordered for two mental health experts to evaluate the former doctor. But on Monday, McVey said the Department of Human Services reported that they needed 35 more days to complete the evaluation.
An April 28 date was set instead for the competency review.
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Attorney: Martin MacNeill refuses to meet doctors for competency evaluation
By Jessica MIller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 6 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago
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During a telephone conference Thursday, defense attorney Randall Spencer said MacNeill’s competency evaluation has not been submitted to the court because his client has refused to meet with doctors who have visited the jail.
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Martin MacNeill murder sentencing and sex abuse case delayed as prosecution waits on second competency evaluation
Kimberly Nelson
Published: 04/28/2014 07:46 PM
Updated: 04/29/2014 05:19 AM
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Published: 04/28/2014 07:46 PM
Updated: 04/29/2014 05:19 AM
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Martin MacNeill's attorney indicates one report found man competent, another not finished
By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News
Published: Monday, April 28 2014 3:39 p.m. MDT
Updated: yesterday
PROVO — Months after a judge requested a competency evaluation for Martin MacNeill, the man's attorney indicated that one of two requested evaluations found his client is competent.
Fourth District Judge Samuel McVey ordered two evaluations into MacNeill's competency in January after attorneys for MacNeill — who was convicted of murder in the 2007 death of his wife — filed a motion stating that conditions at the Utah County Jail are "slowly killing" his client. Defense attorney Randall Spencer asked for a competency review, and the judge requested that two examinations be completed.
Spencer said Monday that one evaluation has been finished and that MacNeill was determined to be competent. He said the second report should be ready in the coming weeks.
McVey set a competency review for May 5.
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865601962/Martin-MacNeills-attorney-indicates-one-report-found-man-competent-another-not-finished.html?pg=all
By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News
Published: Monday, April 28 2014 3:39 p.m. MDT
Updated: yesterday
PROVO — Months after a judge requested a competency evaluation for Martin MacNeill, the man's attorney indicated that one of two requested evaluations found his client is competent.
Fourth District Judge Samuel McVey ordered two evaluations into MacNeill's competency in January after attorneys for MacNeill — who was convicted of murder in the 2007 death of his wife — filed a motion stating that conditions at the Utah County Jail are "slowly killing" his client. Defense attorney Randall Spencer asked for a competency review, and the judge requested that two examinations be completed.
Spencer said Monday that one evaluation has been finished and that MacNeill was determined to be competent. He said the second report should be ready in the coming weeks.
McVey set a competency review for May 5.
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865601962/Martin-MacNeills-attorney-indicates-one-report-found-man-competent-another-not-finished.html?pg=all
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
If he thinks conditions in jail are killing his murdering client wait until he gets to prison, which by the way is way past due, he'll be an even bigger murdering baby then he is now. The murderer has manipulated his way through life and this is no different. He's having a temper tantrum and IMO that is his only mental problem.
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Martin MacNeill found competent; both murder and abuse cases can proceed
By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News
Published: Monday, May 5 2014 4:03 p.m. MDT Updated: 22 hours ago
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PROVO — Martin MacNeill has been found competent to stand trial.
The finding will finally allow both a pending murder sentencing and a sex abuse trial to move forward.
...The sex abuse trial is currently slated to begin July 2. The charges stem from allegations that MacNeill groped one of his daughters in 2007.
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Judge won’t dismiss sex abuse charges against former doctor
First Published Jun 16 2014 02:05 pm • Last Updated Jun 16 2014 10:21 pm
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Provo • A judge on Monday refused to dismiss a charge of forcible sex abuse against Martin MacNeill, the former doctor recently convicted of murdering his wife.
...The judge also denied a motion to change venue for the sex abuse trial on Monday, and denied a motion to disqualify Utah County prosecutors from handling the case.
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I missed this trial but here are the results:
Wife-killing Mormon doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting his own grieving daughter on her mother's bed just days after he drowned spouse in the bathtub
" ...A Utah jury on Thursday found wife-killing Mormon doctor Martin MacNeill guilty of sexually assaulting his daughter.
It took just two hours for the jury of five women and three men to convict the 58-year-old of fondling his daughter not long after he overmedicated his wife so she'd drown in the bathtub.
MacNeill is still awaiting sentencing for the coldblooded 2007 murder. In addition to that possible sentence, he could now receive 15 years on the sex abuse charge...."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2680267/Wife-killing-Mormon-doctor-guilty-sexually-assaulting-daughter-just-days-drowned-spouse-bathtub.html
Wife-killing Mormon doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting his own grieving daughter on her mother's bed just days after he drowned spouse in the bathtub
" ...A Utah jury on Thursday found wife-killing Mormon doctor Martin MacNeill guilty of sexually assaulting his daughter.
It took just two hours for the jury of five women and three men to convict the 58-year-old of fondling his daughter not long after he overmedicated his wife so she'd drown in the bathtub.
MacNeill is still awaiting sentencing for the coldblooded 2007 murder. In addition to that possible sentence, he could now receive 15 years on the sex abuse charge...."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2680267/Wife-killing-Mormon-doctor-guilty-sexually-assaulting-daughter-just-days-drowned-spouse-bathtub.html
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Martin MacNeill guilty of molesting his adult daughter
First Published Jul 03 2014 11:38 am • Last Updated Jul 03 2014 09:56 pm
The verdict came just before 7 p.m. after two days of testimony. MacNeill faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 25.
...He has yet to be sentenced in the murder case.
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58146124-78/macneill-somers-sexual-abuse.html.csp
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Martin MacNeill wants sex abuse conviction tossed
August 08, 2014 9:46 am • Associated Press
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that (http://bit.ly/1ov1eM5) Martin MacNeill's lawyer, Randall Spencer, filed a motion this week asking the judge to dismiss the conviction because of a tape recording police lost from 2007.
A judge denied the motion when Spencer made the same attempt earlier this year prior to the trial.
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Sex abuse sentencing postponed for Martin MacNeill
By Jessica Miller| The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Aug 25 2014 11:06 am • Last Updated Aug 26 2014 09:13 am
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MacNeill, 58, was scheduled to be sentenced Monday afternoon, but the hearing was delayed after prosecutors asked for more time to respond to a motion to dismiss filed earlier this month by MacNeill’s defense attorney, Randall Spencer.
The motion argues that Spencer was unable to effectively cross-examine victim Alexis Somers during trial because police inadvertently lost her recorded police interview from 2007.
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Judge rejects Martin MacNeill’s request for new murder trial
Courts » Despite “false testimony,” judge says it did not affect the trial’s outcome.
By michael mcfall | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 1 hour ago • Updated 25 minutes ago
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A 4th District judge on Friday rejected a request for a new trial by Martin MacNeill, who was convicted last year of murdering his wife in 2007.
..."The question is whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the false testimony affected the trial," Pullan’s 40-page ruling reads. "The Court holds no."
Pullan has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday afternoon to set a sentencing date for MacNeill.
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Murder sentencing date set for Martin MacNeill
By jessica miller | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 4 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
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Provo • After 10 months of delays, a sentencing date has been set for Martin MacNeill, who was convicted last November of murdering his wife in 2007.
The 58-year-old former doctor faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced on Sept. 19 by 4th District Judge Derek Pullan.
...Grunander said two of MacNeill’s daughters, Alexis Somers and Rachel MacNeill, along with Michele MacNeill’s sister, Linda Cluff, will speak during the sentencing hearing.
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Convicted Doctor Martin MacNeill Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Abuse
By Associated Press 09/16/2014 AT 12:30 PM EDT
A Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife was sentenced Monday to one to 15 years in prison in a separate sexual abuse case.
...MacNeill on Monday was also ordered to pay $1,125 fine.
He's not eligible for probation because has not taken responsibility or shown remorse, the judge said.
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Sometimes, a picture says more than I ever could.
At least, more than I ever could with dignity.
At least, more than I ever could with dignity.
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
MacNeill sentencing is happening right now; no live stream
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One to 15 year sentence imposed for obstruction of justice charge. Consecutive.
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One to 15 year sentence imposed for obstruction of justice charge. Consecutive.
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Martin MacNeill receives up to life in prison and more for wife’s murder
First Published 1 hour ago • Updated 5 minutes ago
Martin MacNeill, the former doctor convicted last year of murdering his wife, was sentenced Friday to up to life in prison plus another term of 1 to 15 years.
Fourth District Judge Derek Pullman also made the sentences in the murder case consecutive to an unrelated sexual abuse case for which MacNeill was sentenced for earlier in the week.
Whether Pullman would issue consecutive or concurrent sentences to MacNeill was the only substantial legal question in Friday’s hearing. State statutes dictated MacNeill, 58, receive the life sentence for the first-degree felony murder conviction of his wife, Michelle MacNeill.
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58428717-78/macneill-martin-death-michele.html.csp
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My favorite picture so far in this case:
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/utah-doctor-sentenced-killing-wife-055304049.html
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CuriousPortlander wrote:
My favorite picture so far in this case:
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/utah-doctor-sentenced-killing-wife-055304049.html
Yes it is a good one but I think one with a noose around his neck would have been better
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Thank you for the up-date on MacNeill's sentencing.
Now he can go to the clink and disappear into the system to never be heard from again for us as time passes by slowly, ever so slowly for this creep.
Now he can go to the clink and disappear into the system to never be heard from again for us as time passes by slowly, ever so slowly for this creep.
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'Living nightmare' almost over for daughters as MacNeill is sentenced in abuse case
Published: Monday, Sept. 15 2014 3:10 p.m. MDT Updated: 6 hours ago
PROVO — Alexis Somers' voice quavered as she read a letter to a judge Monday, calling her father, Martin MacNeill, a "monster."
"The last seven and a half years have been filled with my life's darkest days," she said, explaining that her father "robbed his children of a mother and took away their greatest source of happiness. … He destroyed my world and created a living nightmare in its place."
..."My father's facade is now crumbled," Somers said prior to the sentencing. "He is a monster and must be held accountable."
...Prosecutor David Sturgill said how much of the sentence MacNeill will serve in prison depends on whether he continues refusing to cooperate with authorities or whether he decides to undergo treatment.
Read more: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610985/Martin-MacNeill-sentenced-in-sex-abuse-case.html
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Martin MacNeill to appeal murder conviction in wife’s death
The former Pleasant Grove doctor is serving 15 years to life for killing his wife.
First Published Sep 29 2014 01:02 pm • Last Updated Sep 29 2014 08:58 pm
MacNeill’s attorney, Randall Spencer, filed a notice of appeal Monday in 4th District Court. The notice does not provide details about which issues MacNeill will raise on appeal.
Spencer said last November — days after a jury found Martin MacNeill guilty of first-degree felony murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice — that his client planned to appeal his case. Spencer, however, will not be the attorney arguing MacNeill’s case at the appellate level.
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58468962-78/macneill-martin-case-murder.html.csp
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Re: Michele MacNeill Found Deceased 4/11/07, Martin Macneill Charged With Murder
Martin MacNeill won’t get a parole hearing until 2052
Posted 1:29 pm, April 21, 2015, by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah County doctor convicted of killing his wife will not get his first parole hearing for decades.
In response to an inquiry from FOX 13, the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole said Dr. Martin MacNeill’s first parole hearing has been scheduled for August 2052.
http://fox13now.com/2015/04/21/martin-macneill-wont-get-a-parole-hearing-until-2052/
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Maybe no parole hearing until 2052 but he is trying appeals.
Martin MacNeill, convicted in wife's 2007 death, appeals
By Lindsay Whitehurst
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Published: Wednesday, June 24 2015 1:45 p.m. MDT
"....SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife in a case that became a true-crime cable TV obsession is appealing his conviction by saying key testimony in the case was tainted.
Lawyers for Martin MacNeill laid out their case for tossing his conviction in court documents obtained Wednesday by the Associated Press.
An ex-cellmate who testified that MacNeill had confessed was the only person who could directly tie him to the crime in the largely circumstantial case, according to attorney Kent Morgan. But the jury never heard evidence that the inmate had seen cable news coverage of the trial, or that prosecutors recommended early release in exchange for his testimony.
"Whether the jury believed or disbelieved this informant was the linchpin in the prosecution's case," Morgan wrote in court papers......."
Not for me!
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765676129/Utah-doctor-convicted-in-wifes-2007-death-appeals.html
Martin MacNeill, convicted in wife's 2007 death, appeals
By Lindsay Whitehurst
Associated Press
Published: Wednesday, June 24 2015 1:45 p.m. MDT
"....SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife in a case that became a true-crime cable TV obsession is appealing his conviction by saying key testimony in the case was tainted.
Lawyers for Martin MacNeill laid out their case for tossing his conviction in court documents obtained Wednesday by the Associated Press.
An ex-cellmate who testified that MacNeill had confessed was the only person who could directly tie him to the crime in the largely circumstantial case, according to attorney Kent Morgan. But the jury never heard evidence that the inmate had seen cable news coverage of the trial, or that prosecutors recommended early release in exchange for his testimony.
"Whether the jury believed or disbelieved this informant was the linchpin in the prosecution's case," Morgan wrote in court papers......."
Not for me!
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765676129/Utah-doctor-convicted-in-wifes-2007-death-appeals.html
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Prosecutors tell appeals court evidence in doctor's murder was solid
Published: Friday, Jan. 8 2016 4:25 p.m. MST
"...Utah County prosecutors contend in court documents filed Thursday that the case against Martin MacNeill, 59, included solid evidence that he dosed her with prescription drugs after hounding her to get a facelift, then swiftly introduced his mistress to his family.
MacNeill says she died of natural causes. His lawyer said in an appeal that the cellmate would say anything to get out of prison, and his tainted testimony was the only thing directly tying MacNeill to the crime...."
"...Summary
Prosecutors say there was enough evidence to convict a Pleasant Grove doctor of drugging and killing his wife even without disputed testimony from a former cellmate at the center of an appeal...."
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645123/Prosecutors-tell-appeals-court-evidence-in-doctors-murder-was-solid.html?pg=all
Published: Friday, Jan. 8 2016 4:25 p.m. MST
"...Utah County prosecutors contend in court documents filed Thursday that the case against Martin MacNeill, 59, included solid evidence that he dosed her with prescription drugs after hounding her to get a facelift, then swiftly introduced his mistress to his family.
MacNeill says she died of natural causes. His lawyer said in an appeal that the cellmate would say anything to get out of prison, and his tainted testimony was the only thing directly tying MacNeill to the crime...."
"...Summary
Prosecutors say there was enough evidence to convict a Pleasant Grove doctor of drugging and killing his wife even without disputed testimony from a former cellmate at the center of an appeal...."
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645123/Prosecutors-tell-appeals-court-evidence-in-doctors-murder-was-solid.html?pg=all
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Dateline has a series:
http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/remembering-michele-macneill-651491395754
Gypsy is off probation.
Dateline: Martin MacNeill Mistress Gypsy Willis Off Probation
2paragraphs.com - 14 hours ago
The Dateline NBC investigative report “Secrets in Pleasant Grove” looks into the 2007 death of Mormon mother of eight, Michele MacNeill. She was found lifeless in her bathtub by her six-year-old daughter Ada and her husband, physician Martin MacNeill.
http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/remembering-michele-macneill-651491395754
Gypsy is off probation.
Dateline: Martin MacNeill Mistress Gypsy Willis Off Probation
2paragraphs.com - 14 hours ago
The Dateline NBC investigative report “Secrets in Pleasant Grove” looks into the 2007 death of Mormon mother of eight, Michele MacNeill. She was found lifeless in her bathtub by her six-year-old daughter Ada and her husband, physician Martin MacNeill.
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Martin MacNeill appeals sex abuse conviction, says murder allegations should’ve been kept out
By JESSICA MILLER | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published May 24 2016 02:03PM Last Updated May 24 2016 02:54 pm
Appellate attorneys for Martin MacNeill, who was convicted several years ago of murdering his wife and sexually abusing his adult daughter, were in court Tuesday, where they argued that the former doctor did not get a fair trial in the sexual abuse case because of the headline-grabbing murder prosecution.
At the 2014 abuse trial, daughter Alexis Somers told jurors her father touched her inappropriately and that she believed her father murdered her mother, Michele MacNeill.
Appellate attorney Jonathan Nish argued Tuesday before the Utah Court of Appeals that Martin MacNeill's trial attorney, Randy Spencer, failed to object to this testimony and should not have allowed anything about the murder investigation to be mentioned.
...If the appeals court judges agree that a change of venue was needed or that Spencer was ineffective, Nish told The Tribune that MacNeill, now 60, would be granted a new trial. MacNeill's attorneys also argued that their client's right to a speedy trial was violated. If the judges rule in their favor in that claim, the sexual abuse case would be dismissed. The court took the case under advisement and will issue a written ruling.
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/home/3927584-155/martin-macneill-appeals-sex-abuse-conviction
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