People v. Utter
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 4
101 Cal.Rptr. 214 (1972)
Relevant factsFree
Utter (defendant) lured Norma Wilson on a trip to Europe intending to kill her there, purchasing plane tickets and the murder weapon in California beforehand, then killed her in Spain and later brought her jewelry back into California, handing it off to another person. He was convicted in California of both murder and robbery and appealed on jurisdictional grounds.
IssueFree
Whether a person who commits a murder largely outside California is subject to prosecution in the state when the only acts performed within California fell short of an attempt.