Utah Supreme Court records show attorneys for Kouri Richins filed a notice appealing her aggravated murder conviction May 26. The case was referred to the Utah Court of Appeals the following day.
A Summit County jury found Richins guilty of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a fatal dose of fentanyl in 2022 for financial gain. She would go on to write a children’s book about grief.
The Kamas-area mother of three was also convicted of attempted aggravated murder, forgery and two counts of insurance fraud on March 16.
Third District Court Judge Richard Mrazik sentenced Richins to life in prison without the possibility of parole May 13.
The seven-member Court of Appeals will consider whether there are grounds to overturn her conviction on any of the five charges.