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Show PRISON TRIAL NEARING CLOSE SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 2 (U.H) Closing arguments in the first degree murder trial of Frank . Yerich, 22-year-old Utah prison inmate, began in Third district court here today. The jury was expected to receive the case "this evening. The state contended Yerich deliberately de-liberately stabbed Melbourne Lef-gren, Lef-gren, fellow inmate, at the climax cli-max ot a prison feud Jast month. Defense counsel argued Yeneh stabbed Lefgren only in self defense de-fense with his prison-made kmte because Lefgren tried to strike him with a chair. Cross-examination of Yerich by attorneys for the state was completed yesterday With Yerich sticking to his self-defense contention con-tention throughout. - instructions to the jury were delivered this morning by Judge Oscar w. Mc-Conkie Mc-Conkie before he closing arguments argu-ments began. |