State v. Gentry

DURHAM, Justice:

Defendant Delmont L. Gentry was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced to a minimum mandatory term of ten years. Defendant challenges the constitutionality of the minimum mandatory sentence provided for by Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-405 (Supp.1987). Defendant also claims that the trial court erred when it (1) failed to arrest judgment upon discovering that the verdict form signed by the jury foreman did not state the crime charged in the information; (2) refused to permit defendant to testify regarding prior sexual activity with the victim without being impeached…