Pelley v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Robert Jeffrey Pelley appeals his convie-tions for the murders of his father, stepmother, and two stepsisters. We affirm Pelley's convictions. We hold that the Criminal Rule 4(C) period does not include the time for the State's interlocutory appeal when trial court proceedings have been stayed. We also hold that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, and the trial court did not err in its challenged evidentiary rulings or in denying Pelley's motion for a special prosecutor.

Facts and Procedural History

In 2007, a jury found Pelley 1 guilty of the 1989 murders of…