Bruce Hyde Elm

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1. STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM CASE NUMBER 891400601, Utah Court Records, February 10, 1989.
2. STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM CASE NUMBER 881002333, Utah Court Records, October 4, 1988.
3. STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Bruce ELM, Defendant and Appellant. No. 890272., Justia Law, March 29, 1991.
4. Bruce Hyde Elm, Mugshots, October 4, 1988.
5. PROVO MAN ADMITS GUILT IN SEX ABUSE, Deseret News, April 30, 1989.
6. Man charged for sexual abuse, The Daily Herald, October 4, 1988.
7. Bruce Hyde Elm / Archived Sex Offender Registry 2007, Citi Data / Sex Offender Registration, Provo, Utah 2007, October 18, 2007.
8. Bruce Elm, Legacy, August 29, 2026.
9. Bruce Hyde Elm, Name in Stone, March 24, 2019.

• 1. STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM CASE NUMBER 891400601

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  FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - PROVO DISTRICT COURT
  UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
  STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM
  CASE NUMBER 891400601 State Felony

  CHARGES

  Charge 1 - 76-5-404.1 - CONSPIRACY - SEX ABUSE CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: July 15, 1984
  Plea: April 28, 1989 Guilty
  Disposition: April 28, 1989 {Guilty Plea}

  CURRENT ASSIGNED JUDGE
  THOMAS LOW
  PARTIES
  Plaintiff - STATE OF UTAH
  Defendant - BRUCE HYDE ELM
  DEFENDANT INFORMATION
  Defendant Name: BRUCE HYDE ELM
  Offense Tracking Number: 389843
  Date of Birth: February 16, 1955
  Law Enforcement Agency: UTAH COUNTY ATTORNEY
  Prosecuting Agency: UTAH COUNTY
  Violation Date: 07-15-1984
  ACCOUNT SUMMARY
  Total Revenue Amount Due: 1.00
  Amount Paid: 1.00
  Amount Credit: 0.00
  Balance: 0.00
  REVENUE DETAIL - TYPE: COPY FEE
  Amount Due: 1.00
  Amount Paid: 1.00
  Amount Credit: 0.00
  Balance: 0.00
  CASE NOTE
  FILE ADDED TO COMPUTER WHEN FILE INACTIVE--NOT ALL SCREENS COMPLETED
  PROCEEDINGS
  DATE SEQ EVENT
  02-10-1989 Information filed
  05-26-1989 Note: Entered case disposition of: Closed
  12-27-1989 Note: *MEMORANDUM IN RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO RESENTENCE
  04-24-1991 Note: *REMITTIUR--FILE RETURNED FROM SUPREME COURT
  07-08-2004 Judge LYNN W DAVIS assigned.
  09-30-2006 Judge CLAUDIA LAYCOCK assigned.
  08-29-2026 02:10 PM Page 1 of 2
  12-08-2009 Fee Account created Total Due: 1.00
  12-08-2009 COPY FEE Payment Received: 1.00
  04-27-2010 Note: File returned to State Archives
  09-17-2012 Note: Archive file received and submitted to Katrina S.
  09-20-2012 Note: File returned to state archives.
  12-31-2016 Judge THOMAS LOW assigned.
  08-29-2026 02:10 PM Page 2 of
  CASE NUMBER: 891400601 State Felony2

• 2. STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM CASE NUMBER 881002333

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  FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - PROVO DISTRICT COURT
  UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
  STATE OF UTAH vs. BRUCE HYDE ELM
  CASE NUMBER 881002333 State Felony

  CHARGES

  Charge 1 - 76-5-403.1 - SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: January 01, 1986
  Attributes: Child.
  Disposition: February 09, 1989 Bound Over District

  Charge 2 - 76-5-404.1 - SEX ABUSE CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: January 01, 1986
  Attributes: Child.
  Disposition: February 09, 1989 Bound Over District

  Charge 3 - 76-5-404.1 - SEX ABUSE CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: January 01, 1986
  Attributes: Child.
  Disposition: February 09, 1989 Bound Over District

  CURRENT ASSIGNED JUDGE
  GUY R. BURNINGHAM
  PARTIES
  Plaintiff - STATE OF UTAH
  Defendant - BRUCE HYDE ELM

  DEFENDANT INFORMATION
  Defendant Name: BRUCE HYDE ELM
  Offense Tracking Number: 389843
  Date of Birth: February 16, 1935
  Law Enforcement Agency: PROVO CITY POLICE
  Prosecuting Agency: PROVO CITY
  Violation Date: 01-01-1986
  ACCOUNT SUMMARY
  Total Revenue Amount Due: 29.25
  Amount Paid: 29.25
  Amount Credit: 0.00
  Balance: 0.00
  REVENUE DETAIL - TYPE: COPY FEE
  Amount Due: 29.25
  Amount Paid: 29.25
  Amount Credit: 0.00
  Balance: 0.00
  CASE NOTE
  08-29-2026 02:12 PM Page 1 of 2
  PROCEEDINGS
  DATE SEQ EVENT
  10-04-1988 Information filed
  10-04-1988 Judge ROBERT J. SUMSION assigned.
  10-11-1988 Note: GARY CHRYSTLER CONTACTED THE COURT BY PHONE. THE DEF WAS INHIS
  10-11-1988 Note: OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE CALL. DEF HAD A COPY OF THE SUMMONS
  10-11-1988 Note: THAT STATED HE WAS TO APPEAR ON 10/17/88 AT 9:00 A.M. I TOLD
  10-11-1988 Note: GARY THAT THE TIME SHOULD BE CHANGED TO 10:00 A.M. HE MADE A
  10-11-1988 Note: NOTE OF IT AND ALSO LET THE DEF KNOW OF THE TIME CHANGE
  10-11-1988 scheduled on October 17, 1988 at 10:00 AM with Judge E.PATRICK MCGUIRE
  10-12-1988 Note: SUMMONS FILED ON RETURN
  10-17-1988 Note: DEF APP IN CRT AND WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE INFO, ADVISED OFHIS
  10-17-1988 Note: RIGHTS, AND THE INFO READING WAS WAIVED. GARY CHRYSTLER APP
  10-17-1988 Note: WITH DEF. DEF ROR.
  12-05-1988 scheduled on December 05, 1988 at 10:00 AM with JudgeE. PATRICK MCGUIRE
  12-06-1988 Note: NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, ENTRY OF PLEA, AND REQUEST FOR A JURY
  12-06-1988 Note: TRIAL FILED BY SHELDEN CARTER
  02-09-1989 scheduled on February 09, 1989 at 01:00 PM with JudgeROBERT J. SUMSION
  02-09-1989 Note: Entered case disposition of: TRANSFERRED
  02-09-1989 Note: T14#2865 RJS/CMS TIME SET FOR PRELIM. JAMES TAYLOR PRESENT FOR
  02-09-1989 Note: PLF. DEF. PRESENT W/S.CARTER. DEF. WAIVES PRELIM. BOUNDOVERFOR
  02-09-1989 Note: 2/24/89.
  09-19-2012 Fee Account created Total Due: 29.25
  09-19-2012 COPY FEE Payment Received: 29.25
  09-19-2012 Note: Copies made and file returned to archives.
  08-29-2026 02:12 PM Page 2 of
  CASE NUMBER: 881002333 State Felony2

• 3. STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Bruce ELM, Defendant and Appellant. No. 890272.

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  State v. Elm (Utah 1991)
  Court: Utah Supreme Court
  Citation: 808 P.2d 1097
  Docket Number: 890272
  Date Decided: March 29, 1991

  808 P.2d 1097 (1991)

  STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Bruce ELM, Defendant and Appellant.

  No. 890272.

  Supreme Court of Utah.

  March 29, 1991.

  *1098 Shelden R. Carter, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

  R. Paul Van Dam, Charlene Barlow, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

  HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

  Defendant Bruce Elm was charged by information with one count of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1 (1990), and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, also first degree felonies, in violation of section 76-5-404.1(3). In exchange for dismissal of two of the charges, Elm pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, which is punishable by imprisonment for a minimum mandatory term of three, six, or nine years and which may be for life.

  At the sentencing hearing, the trial judge permitted concerned persons to address the court. The mother of one of the victims made a statement, as did defendant's father and ecclesiastical leader. Following these statements, the court analyzed the mitigating and aggravating circumstances, but found that neither predominated. The court then imposed the middle six-year term under the minimum mandatory statute, § 76-3-201(5)(a), sentencing defendant to six years to life.
  I

  Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him to the term of middle severity. He asserts that the court erred in finding that the mitigating circumstances did not outweigh the aggravating circumstances. Therefore, defendant argues, he should have been sentenced to the minimum three-year term instead of the middle six-year term.

  Sentencing procedures under the minimum mandatory requirements were analyzed in some detail in a recent decision by this court, State v. Gibbons, 779 P.2d 1133 (Utah 1989). In Gibbons, the defendant similarly argued that the mitigating circumstances outweighed the aggravating circumstances and, therefore, he should have been sentenced to the lesser minimum mandatory term. Gibbons at 1134-35. We there interpreted the section 76-3-201 procedure for imposing a sentence as requiring a court to "(1) identify the mitigating and aggravating circumstances and (2) state the reasons for whichever minimum mandatory sentence is imposed." Gibbons at 1137.

  Pursuant to section 76-3-201(5)(a), a trial court, in sentencing under the minimum mandatory procedures, begins with a presumption of middle severity: "If a statute under which the defendant was convicted mandates that one of three stated minimum terms shall be imposed, the court shall order imposition of the term of middle severity unless there are circumstances in *1099 aggravation or mitigation of the crime." The trial court must then determine whether it is appropriate, in light of the circumstances of an individual defendant, to vary from the statutory presumption of the term of middle severity.

  In the instant case, the trial court found only two mitigating factors: (1) defendant is amenable to supervision and (2) he has good employment and is supported by his parents. The court nevertheless tempered these findings of mitigation with the observation: "[W]hile support from friends and neighbors and acquaintances [is] significant, the problem with that type of support is that most of them would not have any... insight ... about what was going on in the confines of one's home. Homes are secret places...."

  The court, on the other hand, found several serious aggravating circumstances. The first was "repetitive criminal conduct." The court stated, "The evidence is clear that this course of conduct persisted over a considerable number of years, that it involved [a] considerable number of people even in addition to the daughters of the defendant." Second, the victims were particularly vulnerable. The court noted, "There are young women, young people who are under the influence, under the trust, under the authority of the defendant." Third, there were multiple victims. As the trial court stated, "While there is only one charge ... there [is] evidence by his own admission and otherwise that many, victims were involved over a period of a number of years."

  The trial court fully complied with the procedures required by section 76-3-201 in that it identified the mitigating and aggravating circumstances prior to sentencing. It also made clear the reason for the sentence of middle severity: the aggravating circumstances did not outweigh the mitigating circumstances.

  A sentence will not be overturned on appeal unless the trial court has abused its discretion. State v. Russell, 791 P.2d 188, 192-93 (Utah 1990); State v. Shelby, 728 P.2d 987, 988 (Utah 1986); State v. Gerrard, 584 P.2d 885, 887 (Utah 1978). As this court stated in Russell, "An abuse of discretion may be manifest if the actions of the judge in sentencing were `inherently unfair' or if the judge imposed a `clearly excessive' sentence." Russell at 192-93 (citing State v. Gerrard, 584 P.2d at 887). We conclude that although mitigating circumstances do exist, there are aggravating circumstances to balance any mitigating circumstances. Therefore, there was no abuse of discretion in the court's imposing the term of middle severity.
  II

  Defendant contends that he has been denied due process as a result of procedural defects in the sentencing process. He argues that he did not have access to the presentence report as required by section 76-3-201(5)(b) and, therefore, his attorney was unable to prepare adequately for the sentencing hearing. As a result, Elm claims that he was denied his due process right to effective assistance of counsel. He also asserts that he was denied his due process right to confront witnesses against him because he was not permitted to cross-examine the mother of the victim who made a statement at the sentencing hearing. In addition, defendant complains that since none of the people who spoke at the sentencing hearing were under oath, the trial court violated Utah Rule of Evidence 603, which requires that witnesses be placed under oath prior to testifying.

  However, Elm failed to make specific objections to any of these alleged defects at the sentencing hearing, as required by Utah Rule of Evidence 103(a), and therefore, he has waived his right to raise these issues at this time. State v. Bullock, 791 P.2d 155, 158 (Utah 1989), cert. denied, 497 U.S. ___, 110 S. Ct. 3270, 111 L. Ed. 2d 780 (1990); State v. Larson, 775 P.2d 415, 418 (Utah 1989); State v. Hales, 652 P.2d 1290, 1292 (Utah 1982). Although defendant made a general objection to the sentence, it was insufficient to preserve the issues for appeal. State v. Whittle, 780 P.2d 819, 820-21 (Utah 1989); State v. Johnson, 774 P.2d 1141, 1144-45 (Utah 1989). Counsel *1100 for Elm simply said at the end of the sentencing hearing: "Your Honor, just for the purpose of the record, may we express our objection to the sentencing so we may be able to preserve that for purposes of appeal?"

  The only exception to the rule that objections need to be timely and specific in order to be considered on appeal is if the alleged error constitutes "plain error." Utah R.Evid. 103(d); Whittle at 821; see State v. Eldredge, 773 P.2d 29, 35-36 (Utah), cert. denied, 493 U.S. ___, 110 S. Ct. 62, 107 L. Ed. 2d 29 (1989) (detailed analysis of Utah R.Evid. 103(d)). In order for an error to be "plain," an appellate court must find that it should have been obvious to the trial court that it was committing error. Eldredge at 35. We have examined the records of the sentencing hearing and the arguments of both parties. None of the errors cited rise to the level of "plain error."

  The sentence is affirmed.

  HALL, C.J., and STEWART, DURHAM and ZIMMERMAN, JJ., concur.

• 4. Bruce Hyde Elm

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  Bruce Hyde Elm - 76-5-404.1 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY - Utah
  Date added: 7/30/2012
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  Bruce Hyde Elm was booked in Utah County, UT for 76-5-404.1 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY
  Mugshots.com : 20282989
  Age : 77
  Birth date : 2/16/1935
  Gender : M
  Race : Caucasian
  Hair Color : Gray
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  Height : 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  Weight : 225 lb (102 kg)
  Eye Color : Blue
  Full Address : 635 W 980 N PROVO, UT 84604
  School Addresses : School Addresses
  City : PROVO
  Zip : 84604
  Offender ID : 704621
  Registration # : 2402
  Offense Information:
  Description 76-5-404.1 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY
  Date Convicted 04/28/1989
  Vehicles:
  Plate UT Z347KT
  Make Honda
  Model CRV
  Year 2004
  Color Silver

• 5. PROVO MAN ADMITS GUILT IN SEX ABUSE

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  A Provo man scheduled to stand trial next month on charges of sexually abusing a child pleaded guilty Friday to one of those charges and will be sentenced May 26.
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  Bruce H. Elm, 54, originally was charged with one count of sodomy of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first-degree felonies, between 1983-86. In March, he pleaded not guilty to those charges but changed his plea on one of the abuse charges following plea negotiations with prosecutors.Elm faces a possible minimum mandatory sentence of three, six or nine years in prison as part of a sentence of five years to life, 4th District Judge Cullen Y. Christensen said. But because of the state's incest-exception rule, the judge said, Elm may be a candidate for probation and avoid a mandatory sentence.

• 6. Man charged for sexual abuse

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  ARREST — A 53-year-old Provo man has been charged with three felony counts for allegedly sexually abusing two girls, a police spokesman said.

  Bruce Elm, 53, 635 W. 980 N., has been charged with one count of sodomy of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. All counts are first degree felonies.

  The incidents involve two girls ages 10-12, the spokesman said. The girls were described as "neighbors."

  The spokesman also indicated there may be numerous other victims during a period of several years.

• 7. Bruce Hyde Elm / Archived Sex Offender Registry 2007

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  Elm, Bruce Hyde

  Address: 635 W 980 N
  Zip code: 84604
  Crime: Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of A Child
  Sex: Male
  Date of birth: 1935-02-16
  Eye color: Blue
  Hair color: Gray/partially Gray
  Height: 5'10
  Weight: 223 lbs.
  Race: Caucasian
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• 8. Bruce Elm

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  Bruce Elm Obituary
  Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 26, 2019.
  Bruce was born on February 16, 1935 and passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Bruce was a resident of Utah at the time of passing. He lived in LA for a few years attending Shenandoah Elementary School and then moved to El Segundo. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 North Main, Pleasant Grove, Utah.

• 9. Bruce Hyde Elm

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