Legal Opinion
State v. Cahoon
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided August 2, 2007No. Case No. 20060362-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Judge:
1 Defendant Dwight Cahoon appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss, arguing that any prosecution for the amended charges against him would violate his constitutional right to due process and protection from double jeopardy. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
12 On August 12, 2004, the State filed an information against Defendant, charging him with ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony, for events occurring before the victim turned fourteen years old, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(4) (20083), and ten counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second degree…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. SommervilleCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
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