Michael Eugene Upton Sentenced to 50 Years to Life for Murdering His Wife While She Slept
Categories: 2010 Homicides, Crime-iny
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| Courtesy of SAPD |
| MIchael Eugene Upton |
In court today, Upton, 58, plead guilty to one felony count of murder and was sentenced to Regardless of the intent, a county judge decided that, pact or no pact, Upton, 58, will face 50 years to life in a state prison.
According to the press release from the OC district attorney's office, Upton told the police he had killed his wife because "did not want to live anymore but was too religious to commit suicide."
Upton was rushed to the hospital for treatment, and police searched the apartment, where they found his wife's body and the murder weapon.
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