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Show B Tfc Salt Like Tribune Sunday, July 15, 1984 Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Parolee A Utah Supreme Court ruling hai upheld the attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping convictions of a man who first tried to shoot, then poison his victim, and failed In both attempts. Michael Wayne Griffin, then a recent parolee, was foiled by a missing firing pin and counterfeit drugs in attempting to kill Marsha Hafen, a woman with whom he was angry because shed Implicated him in a burglary, Justice Richard C. Howe wrote for the court trying the scare Ms. Hafen into Griffin appealed on grounds the evidence was Insufficient to find attempted murder. Instead, he asserted, hed just been at the woman and apparently pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. The gun, stolen in the burglary from the woman com ing was missing a panion's firing pin. Then, the decision explained, the trio drove to some friends' house to watch television, during which time the defendant ordered his victim to act normal." At the house Griffin obtained another gun. Took More Pills The three then left again for the remote spot and Griffin ordered Mi Hafen to take between 50 and 80 additional pills. The trio waited a half hour for the pills to take effect and then left to return to the friends, keep- step-fathe- quiet Drove to Remote Spot Accompanied by another woman, who was purportedly a friend of Ms. Hafens, Griffin drove the intended victim to a remote spot near the Bacchus highway In southwest Salt Lake County, the decision said. There Griffin ordered the intended victim to step out of the car, take 20 pills that he thought were strong depressants, nd stand on an earthen mound. He pointed the gun r, apartment the way, they ran out of gas. A higli ay patrolman stopped by, ask- . Mondale Has Fire Ferraro Selection Impresses Newsman guy," as the Republican Incumbents strengths. But commenting on the weeks biggest political news, Mr. Donaldson characterized former Vice President Mcndales choice of Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro of New York as his running mate as a bold gamble that will strengthen the ticket Surprised by Selection He said he was surprised by the Ferraro selection, having known Mr. d Mondale as a cautious, politician with a tendency to shun the unconventional Now, the Mondale bid should emerge from the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco this week with a unified party, Mr. Donaldson said, with Rep. Ferraros addition making the ticket particularly formidable in the Northeast, a region that offers 270 of the countrys 536 electoral votes. Despite Jesse Jacksons plea to wait for his signal he said, opinion polls already show that most blacks are poised to support the Democratic presidential nominee, as has been the custom. On his way to San Francisco, Mr. Donaldson, whose appearance here was sponsored by a local bank, mostly entertained the assembly of lawyers and judges with insights and anecdotes about Mr. Reagan, even mimicking the president at times, with a style and tempo rivalling some stand-u- p comics. Opened With Quip He opened with a jab at Rep. Ferraros name, saying it sounded like a foreign car. In poking fun, he followed with a slew of Reagan stories, Ineluding one about how the president had Introduced former boxing champion Ray Leonard and his By Dan Bates Tribune Staff Writer As Sam Donaldson sees it Walter Mondale has some fire in the belly after all," first recovering from a rash of early primary defeats, then naming a woman as his Democratic vice presidential nominee. Yet ABC News chief White House correspondent believes Ronald Reafagan has to be rated the odds-o- n vorite in what will be a close race in November. middle-of-the-roa- Before members of the Utah State Bar at their annual meeting in Salt Lake City last week, he cited the nations economic rebound, tethered to budget deficits or not and his personhes a terribly nice ality, himself Employees PAC Endorses Owens The political action committee for the Utah Public Employees Association has endorsed former Congressman Wayne Owens for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Mr. Owens, vying in an Aug. 21 pri- mary election with businessman Kem Gardner, has already been en- dorsed by boards governing the Utah Education Association and the Utah State AFL-CIO- . The committee, Citizen Action by Public Employees (CAPE), met with both Democratic aspirants. "CAPE feels Owens would best subscribe to their interests, said DR. CTark L. Puffer, UPEA executive director. CAPE may also take action on an endorsement for a Republican nominee, be added. wife to reporters as Sugar Ray and Mrs. Ray. When the president cups his ear with his hand and returns a What? to a question, reporters have come to attribute that reflex not to deafness but to failing to know the answer, he said. Joining the White House press corps with Jimmy Carters inauguration in 1976, Mr. Donaldson carries a persona gruff, Irreverent that, he conceded, has generated tons of mail from viewers chiding his as rude, crude and maliciously destructive. Putting that image into context, he said, I do have respect for the office and I do have respect for Ronald Reagan. Asset The presidents pleasing, warm and genuine personality has dislodged him from several tight political spots and can only be counted as a asset, he said. prime We seem to separate Ronald Reagan the man from the president, some of whose policies we dont like and some of whose policies can even scare us, Mr. Donaldson said. Still the public admires his leadership qualities, be said. We like a guy who makes decisions. The presidents wit can be very effective, he noted. When Mr. Mondale once criticized him for leadership by amnesia, the chief executive replied, Well Tm surprised be knows the meaning of the word. good-natur- m ing if he could help. His offer was refused and he left The victim had not called out for help because of Griffin's concealed gun. The victim fell asleep in the apartment and slept all night When the trio left the apartment for a store the next morning, Ms. Hafen escaped and reported her plight to the store clerk. Justice Howe explained Griffin appealed that his victim had voluntarily taken the ride and had repeatedly ignored opportunities to escape during the evening. Not Genuine Quasludes Griffin thought he was giving his victim Quasludes and 20 would have been lethal had they been the genuine drug, the decision said. His actions after aiming the gun at the woman indicated he thought the gun was op- erational "Arguably, appellant discovered that the pills were counterfeits when the initial 20 did not kill his victim. However, appellants giving her an additional 50 to 80 pills of an unknown character Is also probative of an intent to kill As to the kidnapping, the decision said, (Ms. Hafens) voluntary decision to go partying . . . cannot be stretched to include giving consent to be taken to a remote place and forced at gunpoint to take an apparently lethal dosage of pills. The record contains abundant evidence which, If believed by the jury, sustains the jurys finding of specific intent to commit murder, to show that appellant attempted to murder his victim and to show that appellant kidnapped his victim with intent to inflict serious bodily injury. "We find no reason for reversal. Robert J. Stack Assumes Command Col. Richard C. Roberts Col. Retires Command Post Shift in Linguist Battalion There has been in science education and has been battalion operations officer. Col. SUcks six years of active duty included time as a batUlion operations officer and intelligence adviser to the Vietnamese 25th Infantry Divi- command change in the Utah National Guards ters degree 142nd Military Intelligence (Linguist) talion at Fort Douglas. Bat- The battalion is the only one of its kind in the U.S. Army, said retiring Col. Richard C. Roberts. In civilian life he is a history professor at Weber State College, Ogden. The battalions members have capabilities in 30 foreign languages. Col. Roberts received a Distinguished Service Award from the Army National Guard. Col. Robert J. Stack, 1973 Wilson Ave. (1750 South), who works as Jordan School Districts science adviser, announced 100 new openings in the battalion as he assumed command. sion. He is president of the UUh Nation- al Guard Officers Association. 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