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A Grantsville man who was 16 when he shot and killed his mother and three of his siblings in their home was sentenced Wednesday to at least 100 years in prison.
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'Not a lost cause': Neighbors, attorney seek leniency for Utah man who killed mom, 3 siblings
"Jeffrey is not a lost cause. He is not incorrigible," Haynie's attorney, Richard A. Van Wagoner, said in a letter submitted to the court Monday in preparation for Wednesday's sentencing.
Haynie faces a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life in prison for each of the five counts he was convicted. The issue facing the judge is whether to order those sentences to run consecutively or concurrently.
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Despite being charged as an adult, Haynie, who turned 20 last week, has been housed for the past 3 1/2 years at the Salt Lake Valley Youth Center. Van Wagoner says being there has greatly benefited his client's development.
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"As a young teen with impoverished social skills and abilities, a speech impediment, an anxiety disorder, significantly delayed education, and a life of relative isolation, Jeffrey responded to and embraced (Utah's Juvenile Justice and Youth Services) structure, resources, and programs, administered by a committed and caring staff, in the most positive ways," the attorney's letter states. "Jeffrey has become a prime example of the neurological development that can come during formative years, particularly in the areas of self-reflection, insight, empathy, personal responsibility, coping abilities, education and social skills."
