Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. W.C.P.
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided February 11, 1999No. 981137-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Judge:
¶ 1 Defendant was convicted in juvenile court of rape of a child, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.1 (Supp.1998), a first degree felony if committed by an adult. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) The State must prove his mens rea as to the victim’s age; (2) the charge against him should be reduced to fornication, Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-104 (1995); and (3) the rape of a child statute is unconstitutionally vague. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Defendant, a fifteen-year-old boy, had sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year-old girl (the victim) at her home. They had had…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. LanierSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Society of Separationists, Inc. v. WhiteheadUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. ShondelUtah Supreme Court · 1969
- Evans v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. MartinezUtah Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000
- State v. HoustonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000
- State v. NortonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2003
- State Ex Rel. WcpCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1999
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