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State v. Kennedy

Utah Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 1980No. 16854PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Justice:

Defendant Charles Alvin Kennedy appeals from a conviction of forcible sexual abuse. 1

The evidence produced at trial supports the following factual outline. Defendant, a resident of Nephi, Juab County, Utah, married the prosecutrix, Toni Kennedy, in 1977. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Virginia for a time, but returned to Nephi to live in late 1978.

During the course of the marriage, defendant constrained the prosecutrix to have sexual intercourse with other men on several occasions. The prosecutrix’ cooperation was procured by a continuous routine of abuse on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Wright v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State v. RomeroUtah Supreme Court · 1976
  4. State in Interest of JLSUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. MyersUtah Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Scadden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State v. BrickeyUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. ReedWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. MurphyUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. BalfourCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2008

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