They are the ones that stick with me. Yengich has no qualms about playing to Utah juries' religious faith during death penalty cases. Born and reared a Roman Catholic in the late town of Bingham Canyon, he had to become familiar with the LDS faith during the Hofmann trial and has been known to quote LDS prophets while waxing to juries. He says he wishes leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would take a strong stand opposing the death penalty. Still, Yengich maintains that Utah juries do have a heightened sense of compassion and are often hesitant to send a man to death.
People can forgive here.
Besides, Yengich loves his job and has fun doing it. He also seems to genuinely care about justice for all participants in the judicial game. In 1986, he went out of his way to make sure relatives of those killed by Hofmann's bombs were OK with the plea agreement he arranged to ensure Hofmann would avoid the electric chair. Once I sat down and talked to him I really liked how straightforward and honest he was. I still correspond with Mark Hofmann.