State v. Anderson

JACOBSON, Judge.

After a jury trial, appellant Anderson was convicted of molesting a 12-year-old child, a class 2 felony, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1410, -701, and -801. He was sentenced to a term of nine years imprisonment. On appeal, appellant presents the following five arguments:

1. There was insufficient evidence to support the jury verdict finding that appellant acted “knowingly” and was motivated by an unnatural or abnormal sexual interest or intent;

2. The trial court erred in failing to give appellant’s requested jury instruction defining the term “private parts” within Arizona’s…