On Friday, the Utah Supreme Court issued a ruling reversing the 2015 guilty verdict that convicted Komasquin Lopez of murdering his wife while they drove in his truck Dec. 27, 2013.
Throughout proceedings, Lopez claimed he did not shoot his wife. He claims while driving he heard the sound of glass breaking and looked over to see Shannon Lopez slumped over, the result of her shooting herself in the left ear.
The high court ruled 3rd District Judge Paul Parker improperly allowed the state to call an expert witness who testified as to how likely Shannon Lopez was to kill herself.