Legal Opinion

State v. Sisneros

Utah Supreme Court

Decided July 10, 1978No. 15046PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

This case is before this Court on an appeal from a conviction of forcible sexual abuse:

Testimony at trial revealed the following facts: Two six-year old girls returned a lost dog to the appellant who tied the dog on his porch, gave the girls some sunflower seeds and hugged one of them. While she was playing with some kittens, the appellant picked up the other girl, hugged her, kissed her, and then put his finger down the front of her pants and rubbed it between her legs. She reported the incident to her *1341mother. The appellant was subsequently arrested, tried, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. RomeroUtah Supreme Court · 1976
  2. People v. . TrimarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. State v. SmithUtah Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State v. ScottUtah Supreme Court · 1968
  5. State v. MiddelstadtUtah Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. RobbinsUtah Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. LairbyUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. RobinsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980

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