State v. Winward

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

Appellant Shannon Glen Winward challenges a jury verdict finding him guilty of four counts of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1 (1995), and one count of sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(1) (1995).

Appellant raises three claims of error. Two claims concern prosecutorial misconduct: (1) failure of the prosecutor to present evidence in support of the prejudicial innuendo in his cross-examination of appellant and (2) improperly commenting on appellant’s exercise of his…