State v. Strain

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendant Charles Nicholas Strain appeals his jury conviction of second degree murder, a first degree felony. Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (1978, Supp.1988).

Defendant was arrested on February 20, 1986, in Scottsdale, Arizona, on a fugitive warrant issued in the state of Idaho. Upon arrest, Arizona detective Thomas Hill allegedly advised him of his Miranda rights. Four hours later, Detective Peter Bell of the Utah County, Utah, Sheriff’s office questioned him about the shooting death of defendant’s sixteen-year-old stepdaughter, Deanna, whose decomposed body had been…