Legal Opinion

State v. Saunders

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided March 3, 1995No. 930148-CAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ORME, Presiding Judge:

Defendant Kirk Scott Saunders appeals his conviction for sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5^404.1 (1990). We affirm.

FACTS

“We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict.” State v. Cosey, 873 P.2d 1177, 1178 (Utah App.), cert. denied, 883 P.2d 1359 (Utah 1994). Accord State v. Hamilton, 827 P.2d 232, 233 (Utah 1992).

In January 1980, defendant married. He and his wife had three children: a daughter, B.C.S., and two sons. The couple separated in September 1990. In accordance with the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. McKoy v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. MenziesUtah Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. SaundersUtah Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. HallCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1997
  3. State v. TenneyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1996
  4. State v. FinlaysonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
  5. State v. WinwardCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1997

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