Legal Opinion
State v. Dutchie
Utah Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1998No. 970027PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWE, Chief Justice:
Defendant Benjamin Dutchie entered conditional pleas of guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of aggravated kidnapping. He appeals from these convictions, contending that the trial court erred by failing to suppress his confession and other incriminating statements.
BACKGROUND
In 1995, Dutchie committed a series of home-invasion robberies. In selecting his victims, he randomly went door-to-door asking for someone named “Jennifer.” He employed this scheme to locate elderly persons who he thought would be easy targets. At that time, he was fifteen years…
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