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Show Utahn Is Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife By Mike Carter Tribune Staff Writer D. Scott Reightley Tuesday was found guilty as charged of second-degremurder for the bludgeoning death of his wife last April, only hours after the prosecutor told the jury that the West Valley City businessman knowingly, intentionally and deliberately" killed the woman. Dismissing the defense allegations that Reightley, 28, killed his wife while recklessly acting out a sexual fantasy, Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney Carvel Harward n told the five-mapanel that "This is not a sex case; it is a murder case. He executed the ultimate power over Diane, and he took her life." He said that Reightley, by his own testimony and statements, showed that he was capable of making "calculated decisions" on the night of April 2. "When he walked out and grabbed his wife and made all those injuries on her, he knew w hat he was doing . . . Afterwards, he knew what he had done," Mr. Harward said in closing argueinents. Reightley was convicted of murDiane Barton dering Reightley outside their West Valley City condominium after the jury deliberated three hours. Third District Judge Ernest F. Baldwin ordered him to appear Jan. 31 for sentencing following a presentence evaluation. The prosecutor pointed out that, in his testimony Monday, Reightley claimed he couldnt remember portions of the evening relating to the homicide, but had a distinct memory of events before and after. Defense claims that Reightley did not intend to kill her were disputed by his testimony, he said. claimed that the incident occurred while he was acting out a sexual fanwhich evidence showed had tasy been ongoing between himself and his wife since their marriage the year before. In his closing statement, defense lawyer Ronald L. Yegieh characteriA zed the case as being one of troubled young man; a case about It is the case of a man fantasy who killed the woman he loved. It is not murder. Mr. Yengich told the jury he does not dispute that his client killed the Utah Transit Thursday, with topics ranging from education and corporate franchise taxes to corrections and the Great Salt Lake. President Helen B. Ure presides over the council's gc eral session at 9 30 a m. in the State Office Building auditorium on Capitol Hill, with "Higher Education's Role in A Call to Action. Featured speakers will be Chase N. Peterson, University of Utah president; Howard A. Stephenson, the Utah Taxpayers As U. Professor Heads "But the fact of the matter is, on April 2, the scenario was the same, Mr. Yengich told the jury. . . What was his purpose when he left the house that evening? Was there an intent to kill? Or was it, as we have talked about again and again, Colleges Chapter On Sports Medicine . edly assaulting a girl who was a passenger on his bus. Ruben Morales, 25, 643 E. 3300 South, is accused in a complaint filed by Salt Lake County Sheriff's Detective Virgil Johnson before 5th Circuit Court Judge Floyd Gowans. According to a police report on the Jan. 11 incident, Mr. Morales is alleged to have picked up the girl on his bus near 555 W. 3560 South, and offered her a ride home after he completed his route. After completing a run into Salt Lake City and through Magna, the man dropped the girl off near where he picked her up and returned a few minutes later with his own car, the report says. The man allegedly then made sexual advances towards the girl and then raped her in the back seat of his cr, the sheriffs report says. and Curtiss R Hungertord. professor of education administration at Brigham Young University Council committee presentations follow the general session, with the Education Committee meeting in the auditorium to explore specifics on higher education issues. The Energy and Natural Resources will track Great Salt Lake issues in Room 6150 of the State Office Building and hear from Paul Summers, assistant director of the Utah Divison of Water Resources, and Thavne and Business Research The Human Services Committee, convening in Room 5100, will take up corrections with Paul Sheffield, assistant director of the Utah Division of Corrections, and Wayne Welsh, legislative auditor general. Dr. Robert O. Ruhling, exer- just another fantasy? cise physiologist and University of Utah professor, has been e of the named president-elec- t southwest chapter of the American College of Sports "Scott, on April 2, began a fantasy' six-stat- their 'a treat, as they called them which resulted in Dianes death. But he did not intend to kill her," the defense lawyer said. "We as a society have the obligation not to punish him too much," he Medicine. Until he becomes president in 1985, he will serve on the organi- zations administrative council. The chapter has more than 2,000 members in Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Hawaii, California and added. He referred to testimony by a who claims he heard neighbor moaning from behind the fence where Mrs. Reightleys battered body was later found by The prosecution claimed it was the dying woman. Arizona. Dr. Ruhling is director of the Human Performance Research Laboratory in the university's College of Health as well as professor of physical education. teen-ager- Mr. Yengich had another theory. Well, he saw what he did to his wife. He killed her! p William D. Hurley, Utah Department of Transportaiion director at Burmester, next to Great Salt Lake, will be saved for this year by a diking pumping program, but eventually must be of diking B-- tion Rep and raising is set for April Steven Gillmor, state agriculture commissioner: - Livestock interests are being encouraged to get extensions, if necessary, to keep livestock at higher, safe elevations during the runoff period. - Health officials Bids are to be opened next at the University week to dike in Provo: completion Ave. attempt to counter surface - Officials expect to monitor and Porn Materials contamination by sewage from sewage lines and tanks. Roy man has been in U.S. District Court with eight counts of using A arrested and charged United States mails to distribute photographs of children and adults engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Edwin A. Stene was arrested and h invescharged after an tigation by the U.S. Postal Inspectors. Mr. Stene allegedly transported and shipped the pornographic materials from Nov. 14, 1983, to Jan Education Board Votes to Keep Four City High Schools Open B-- l program without specifics, Mr. Walker said. Unless we have some sort of package, we will pull the city apart. Susan Keene seconded the table motion citing her top priority is to make sure a kid has an equal chance. Redd. Utahn Charged With Mailing have contacted health care facilities in flood plains to ensure that operators know what to do if floods threaten, From Page Hardy Mike Stapley, acting state health director. The State Street bridges over Mill and Cottonwood creeks are being modified to improve flow so problems can be avoided. Continued C pointed out that most teachers actually are taking home up to 4 percent more this year than last because of lane changes and increments for experience and training and changes in retirement contributions. Without settling the WPU issue, the committee shifted to the issue of handicapped education 15 raised; off-ram- p B3 Uunlinucd From Page l crumbling foundation, the building wont stand," he told legislators. Utah's 40 school districts dipped so deep into their reserve accounts to survive this year that they're bound for illegal deficit spending if the WPU isn't raised next year, Dr Call warned He added that contract talks between teachers and school districts were extremely difficult this year and would be worse with no WIT' increase Sen Wayne Sandberg. pointed out that teacher salaries have kept up with private sector salaries the past five years, even though they've fallen behind infla- Judiciary and Government Committee members will discuss adoption legislation with Lillion Flowers, executive director of the Children's Service Society, and Rep. Richard L. Max-fielin Room 6125 adjutant general. National Guard forces stand ready to assist as last year and hope to use units on volunteer bases rathbases er than on call-u- 14 Way to Set Budgets Robson, director of the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic Governor Wants Reservoirs Drained B-- Au- sociation's research director, 18, Panel Seeks Situation Serious woman. "This young man, as he sits here today, i; responsible for his wife's death. But we will talk about the Continued From Page l quality and quantity of that responconsiderably more damage where sibility. soils are saturated with water; "We do not and will not ask you to Mud flows are expected to refind Mr. Reightley not guilty. We if peat not increase the incidence of will ask you to determine to what last year, and in the same areas; degree he is responsible." High ground waters, being cuNo evidence exists that he had mulative from year to year, will the mental state, that reckless de, produce more flooded basements, sire, to kill his wife. There is nothmore swamped septic tanks. ing!" Mr. Yengich said. Reightley, he Dee C. Hansen, state engineer: added, is at most guilty of manRiver channels scoured out by slaughter. last year's flooding will release run"He killed her in the heat of pasoff quicker than last year, and more sion, acting out a stupid fantasy. Its serious flooding will occur on river not a murder, it's a tragedy." channels that dont normally flood; The prosecutor, Mr. Yengich notChannels of serious concern are ed, brought up an earlier fantasy in the Sevier, Bear, San Pitch and Jorwhich Reightley said he had planned dan rivers. a surprise "rape of his wife about Maj. Gen. John Matthews, Utah three weeks before her murder. Mr. Harward, he pointed out, said that Mr. Reightley did not intend to kill Diane then. Driver Charged In Rape of Cirl, 13 thority bus drivpr has been charged with felony rape of a child for alleg- Legislatures budget session ... LIT A A The Women's State Legislative Council of Utah resumes its forum on issues before the Utah "... January Wednesday, Womens Council lo Resume Forum "We claim that on April 2 he killed her and he intended to do so." he said. The prosecutor called the memory loss "convenient." Reightley, in nis testimony, admitted that he killed the woman but three-woma- The Salt Lake Tribune LesiUlatiu eight-mont- school for which they are assigned. Transfers will be extremely limited and subject to a majority vote of the board. Students who want to attend special classes, such as electronics, media, etc., will be bused to the school offering the classes for that time period only. Before the motion to table came to a vote, Board President Wayne Evans explained the intention of the it's like majority of the board eating an elephant, you cant eat it all at once. This is a very big ele- phant. The table motion was defeated and the motions continued. The Salt Lake City school district will maintain four comprehensive high schools. Open enrollment in the district will end. Students presently enrolled in high school will be allowed to finish in that school or transfer to the 11, 1984. According to a complaint filed in the district court, Mr. Stene transported and shipped through the mails from Salt Lake City to Phoenix, Ariz., obscene visual and print materials in which a minor was displayed engaging in sexually explicit conduct. According to Richard H. Bowen. United States postal inspector, he began correspondence with an individual using an Ogden post office box. The correspondence began after Mr. Bowen answered an advertisement from a sex magazine. As a result of that correspondence, Mr. Bowen received a number of photographs of a pornographic nature. A high school boundary committee will be formed to study possible changes necessary to bring about numerical equity in the four high schools. 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