Legal Opinion

State v. Crippen

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 21, 2016No. 20140051-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

.Memorandum Decision

ORME, Judge:

¶1 Matthew Alan Crippen appeals his convictions on two counts of forcible sodomy, first degree felonies, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403(2), (4) (LexisNexis 2012), primarily on the ground that the testimony of the victim (Victim) was inconsistent to such an extent that Victim’s account was inherently improbable and therefore could not be reasonably relied upon to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

¶2 Although Crippen disputes the reliability of Victim’s account of the events that precipitated this case, we recite the facts in the light most…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. PinderUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. BakalovUtah Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. RobbinsUtah Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. ButterfieldUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. WachUtah Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020
  2. State v. RayCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017
  3. In re J.R.H.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2020
  4. State v. RoybalCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2025

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