State v. Bell

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals his convictions of attempted second degree murder1 and aggravated robbery2 and the dual sentences imposed. The principal issues on appeal are (1) whether intent is an element of proof of attempted second degree felony-murder, and (2) whether the statutory procedure which permits the prosecution of juveniles as adults is constitutional.

In October 1986, defendant and D.P., both seventeen years of age, stopped at a service station in Fillmore, Utah, for the purpose of committing a theft. Defendant put gas in the car and then went inside with a gun concealed…