Legal Opinion

State v. Galindo

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 20, 2017No. 20140035-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

¶ 1 Luis Antonio Galindo appeals the district court’s decision to sentence him to two consecutive prison terms. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The victim in this case (Victim) and her mother (Mother) lived with Galindo. Mother and Galindo were romantically involved. When Victim was 16 years old, Galindo started engaging in regular sexual relations with her, which continued until Victim was 17 years old. Although Victim said she had feelings for Galindo at one point, she also “saw him as a father figure,” “wanted him to be [her] dad,” and “wanted to be a family.”

¶3 The State…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. HolgateUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  4. State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. KillpackUtah Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. KingCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  2. State v. ArchuletaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  3. State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  4. Harris v. HSN, Inc.District Court, D. Nevada · 2025

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