Legal Opinion

State v. Martin

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 7, 2017No. Case No. 20150860PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice Himonas, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 After a jury trial, Joshua Martin was convicted of four counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and sentenced to a composite term of thirty years to life in prison (fifteen years to life on each count, with one count running consecutive to the other three).

¶ 2 On appeal, Mr. Martin argues that the district court committed three sets of errors. First, he argues that the district court made a variety of errors in admitting expert testimony by a forensic interviewer at the Children's Justice Center. To the extent these arguments are…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Patterson v. PattersonUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State v. LarsenUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  4. State v. EldredgeUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. ShicklesUtah Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. State v. HeathCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  5. State v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018

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