Curtis Allgier Sentencing

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Curtis Allgier offers an apology to the family of his victim, Stephen Anderson prior to being sentenced to multiple prison terms Wednesday December 5, 2012 in Salt Lake City.

Curtis Allgier apologized to the family members of his victim before being sentenced. This one started off pretty rough. The assignment read something like, The judge might kick you out of the courtroom if you take too many photos. Weird, I’d never had a problem. But before I knew it, I was directed to sit in the gallery, right next to the victim’s many family members. It’s a horrible position, shooting from behind. For the first ten minutes or so all I could do was try to shoot through the tiny gap between two of the many officers in the courtroom providing security. Curtis Allgier apologized to the family members of his victim before being sentenced. I shot what I could when Allgier stood at the podium and addressed the judge, but all I had was back. Curtis Allgier apologized to the family members of his victim before being sentenced. But then Allgier turned and spent a long time apologizing to the family for his actions. Curtis Allgier apologized to the family members of his victim before being sentenced. And the horrible position the judge had put me in turned out to be the optimum position in the entire courtroom. Curtis Allgier apologized to the family members of his victim before being sentenced.