Legal Opinion

State v. Ellis

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 7, 2014No. 20120444-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GREENWOOD, Senior Judge:

{1 Roger Ellis appeals from his convie; tions of aggravated kidnapping, intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult, and damaging or interrupting a communication device. We affirm.

T2 The acts leading to Ellis's convictions occurred on August 8, 2010, in the house he shared with his then-eighty-six-yéar-old mother (Mother). 2 Throughout most of that day, Ellis followed Mother around the house saying "nasty things" to her, telling her she was "no good," obstructing her movement, and waiting for her outside the door of the bathroom. At one point, he called Mother a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. KelleyUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Pratt v. NelsonUtah Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  2. State v. SanchezCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  3. State v. WilderCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  4. State v. BarrigaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  5. State v. DevoreCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2026

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