State v. Seekford
Utah Supreme Court
638 P.2d 525 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
Seekford (defendant) rented a vehicle in Utah and immediately drove with friends to Las Vegas, then to Arizona and Texas; when talk arose of returning the car, he said he would "handle it" and later mentioned friends who could make him license plates. Months later, the vehicle was recovered, and Seekford was convicted of theft, a second-degree felony, in a Utah court; he appealed, arguing Utah lacked jurisdiction because the vehicle was never kept within the state after the initial rental.
IssueFree
Whether, in Utah, an individual is subject to state court jurisdiction if the court finds that an element of the offense, or the result which is an element, occurred within the state.