Show CASE TOPS APPEALS IN HIGH COURT Killer Facing Death Seeks Action on Judges Judge's Sentence I The state stale supreme court Wednesday set its March calendar of ot six cases including an appeal by John Markham convicted in Third district court of slaying J. J G. G Smith 73 Salt Lake City news stand proprietor Markham was sentenced to be executed by former Third District District District Dis Dis- Court Judge Oscar W. W McConkie McConkie McConkle Mc- Mc Conkie Conkle who disregarded a jurys jury's recommendation of life lite imprisonment imprisonment imprison imprison- ment meat and imposed the death penalty penalty penalty pen pen- alty Counsel for Markham appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed the case citing a number I of asserted errors in the trial Meanwhile a bill in the state legislature making it mandatory that the court carry out a jurys jury's recommendations for leniency In murder cases Wednesday was Inthe in inthe inthe the house sifting committee with witha a favorable report Author of the measure is Representative N. N E. E Hainsworth Magna The six cases to be considered by th the supreme court include five appeals from district court decisions decisions deci deci- and one review of an in industrial industrial industrial in- in commission ruling The court will convene on March 10 |