Legal Opinion

State v. Cuaquentzi

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided December 31, 2015No. 20140748-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Decision

ORME, Judge:

4[ 1 Saul Abua Cuaquentzi (Defendant) appeals his convictions on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, both first de-grée felonies. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(5) (LexisNexis Supp. 2015), Defendant challenges his convictions, asserting that prosecutorial misconduct occurred during the State's closing argument. Because Defendant has not shown that the alleged misconduct prejudiced him, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it overruled defense counsel's objection to the prosecutor's statements. We affirm,

12 Although Defendant takes…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. TroyUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State v. KrugerUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  4. State v. KozlovCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2012
  5. State v. ToddCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007

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