State v. Quinonez-Gaiton

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

T1 Defendant Martin Quinonez-Gaiton challenges his convictions on four counts of sodomy on a child, first degree felonies in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-408.1 (1999). Defendant argues that by prohibiting his lawyer's questioning of the victim about a sexual act the victim engaged in with another child and by denying his request for a hearing to explore the admissibility of such evidence, the trial court violated his constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him. In addition, Defendant assails the trial court's admission of hearsay testimony under Utah…