State Utah v. Ronald Lemoyne Kelly

Defendant was charged with first degree murder, a capital offense, under U.C.A., 1953, § 76-5-202 (1)(d). After electing to be tried without a jury, defendant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, defendant challenges his conviction on the following grounds: improper search and seizure, Miranda violations, lack of jurisdiction based on delay in holding a preliminary hearing, and insufficiency of the evidence. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.