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Attorneys argue over inmate's alleged murder confession letters
By deseretnews.com- Pat Reavy
Published: 10/06/2015

MANTI — A prison inmate who faces a potential death penalty if convicted of killing his cellmate, allegedly wrote a letter to the Sanpete County Attorney's Office confessing his crime.

But attorneys for Steven Crutcher, 34, are now trying to have that confession thrown out before his trial, which is scheduled to begin in April.

On April 20, 2013, Rolando Cardona-Gueton, 62, was found dead in his cell at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. Officials weren't sure initially if his death was a homicide or a suicide.

After several months of investigation, Crutcher was charged in Manti's 6th District Court with aggravated murder, a capital offense. In July of 2014, prosecutors filed notice of their intent to seek the death penalty.

On July 24, 2013, Crutcher handed a letter to the officer investigating the death. The letter was addressed to the Sanpete County attorney. The next day, Crutcher was asked to write on the envelope specifically who the letter was intended for so there would be no confusion. He wrote Sanpete County Attorney Brody Keisel's name, according to court documents filed in September. Crutcher was charged with aggravated murder two months later.

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