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Man accused in fatal stabbing over food in Bountiful headed back to state hospital

Last updated Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 6:39pm

FARMINGTON — A judge ordered a man who police say stabbed a woman 51 times back to Utah State Hospital.

Phillip Simmons, 40, appeared Tuesday in 2nd District Court. He is charged with one count of first-degree felony murder.

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Sex offender returns for competency hearing in Provo

Brian Skoloff, Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 1:58pm

PROVO -- A convicted sex offender who faces nearly two dozen counts of rape and assault in Utah -- but remains free under a legal loophole -- is still incompetent to stand trial and may never be fit enough to face the charges, two doctors testified Wednesday.

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