- Joseph Marquez, 64, was found guilty of murder after shooting Nickolas Parks in 2022.
- The incident followed an argument after Parks girlfriend asked for a cigarette at a Salt Lake City motel.
- Marquez’s sentencing is set for Aug. 6; a man charges say brought him a gun and drove him from the scene is also charged.
SALT LAKE CITY — A jury found a man guilty of murder after police said he shot another man in the head while walking away from an argument about a cigarette.
Joseph Marquez, 64, was found guilty of murder, a first-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony. The verdict was reached on June 4 after less than three hours of deliberations and two days of testimony.
The trial began on June 2, and at the start Marquez represented himself. He gave the opening statement and questioned the first witness, before being admonished by the court and then asking for his attorney, Lance Bastian, to take over as counsel…