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oO rte Ane ~~ FRAO (tev, HE LRTT) toe ted dhe cerensend Me 0 a, (Mount Clipping in Space Below) ~ Court Denies New Trial oat . on , * nae . = . * ¢ . A ae . Opener In Bundy Kidnap Case Third District Court Judge Jay E. Banks ruled Monday convicted kidnap- per Theodore R. Bundy is not entitled to a new trial because of a report allegedly suppressed by lawmen. Defense attorneys asked for a new. Lake County sheriff’s office withheld a report which said the eyewitness against Bundy was “‘not very good.” Bundy, 30, was convicted of the November 1974 abduction of Carol DaRonch, then 17, from a shopping ‘ trial because they contended the Salt__mall in Murray. Before 3rd District Court Judge. oe cay = yo positively identified Bundy as her kidnapper. The judge subsequently sentenced Bundy to serve one to 15 years at Utah State Prison. In a statement Moriday, Judge Banke said the action of the sheriffs offic ‘ was “not a willful withholding.” The allegedly suppressed report wa DaRonch as a witness. , “loy , Judge Banks said the fact that Miss DaRonch was at times ‘‘indecisive’”’ about her abductor was brought out during the trial before Judge Hanson. Rewer meee ’ Stewart M. Hanson Jr., Miss DaRonch ‘. - ° ’ . whitten by Sheriff’s Det. Jerry Thomp- a . stn about the reliability of Miss - - . He added that Det. Thompson’s person: _ , al observations about the witness were ~“immaterial” and would not have been — _ admitted in the trial anyway. In response to the defense attorneys’ ; allegations that his office withheld vital information, Sheriff’s. Capt. N. D. Hayward Monday issued a formal - reply. \ ie The captain’s response dealt ith - remarks made by Bundy’s attornt py, J ohn D. O’Connell. “Mr. O’Connell,”’ the release says, “Waid that the sheriff's office had ccincealed and suppressed evidence, made false and misleading statements and had presented perjured testimony at the trial (of Bundy).” Regarding his department’s treat- ment of the Bundy case, Capt. Hayward wrote: “When Bundy was initially arrested in August 1975, every effort was made by this office, the Murray City Police Department, the Bountiful City Police Department ‘and the Salt Lake County attorney’s office to protect ,. his rights during the ensuing month- long — i i) “As Maw enforcement officers, we deplore.the tactics of Mr. O’Connelf\in sensationalizing the false allegations contained in his motion for a new trial,” the report concludes. ; ~ we t - opener a er ee ne ene 8 cle mame lean fmeteh ere here o = te ee (indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) Date: // 2-2. 7°) .| Edition: ~9 7? 2) tite: “CO \ Cheracter: or . ; Classification: “\sy 2125 Submitting Office: ~ ota C- ~ fO9 aaa WOEREOL FILED... 4 v2 2 i307