By Seamus McGraw

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August 11, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY, Ut. (Crime Library) —  It's not immediately clear whether authorities who reportedly confiscated jailhouse writings by accused child killer Craig Roger Gregerson had a warrant but even without one, local lawyers say, it is likely that the officers acted within the law.

Craig Roger Gregerson

According to published reports, sheriff's officers on Wednesday confiscated an undetermined number of writings by Gregerson, the man accused of the sex slaying of 5-year-old Destiny Norton, and handed them over to prosecutors.

Destiny Norton

The district attorney's office spokesman and representatives of the Salt Lake Sheriff's Department were not immediately available to comment on the report, and it was not clear whether the officers had obtained a warrant for the documents. Nor was it immediately clear what the seized documents contained.

But in all likelihood, authorities are planning to scour the writings for statements that could be used to help build their case, the Salt Lake Tribune reported in today's edition.

While such seizures are unusual, they are not unprecedented and do not necessarily exceed the scope of the officer's authorities, according to lawyers familiar with Utah's rules of evidence.

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