- Andy Leon Vigil, 54, had a parole hearing Tuesday.
- Vigil was convicted in 1990 of killing his mother and sexually abusing a 4-year-old child.
- He claims his actions were impulsive and expressed remorse during the hearing.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man originally facing a possible death sentence, who was told in 1997 he would serve the rest of his life in prison, went before a member of the parole board on Tuesday.
Andy Leon Vigil, 54, was convicted in 1990 of criminal homicide and sex abuse of a child. He was also originally charged with capital murder and also for sexually assaulting his mother, Juanita Madrigal, 40, and raping the 4-year-old girl. The aggravated sexual assault charge was dropped and the rape charge reduced as part of a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for his guilty pleas.
In 1997, the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole ordered Vigil to serve the rest of his natural life in prison. But just three years later, a redetermination hearing was requested, and on Tuesday, a hearing was held for Vigil…