Julian v. State

RUSSON, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

The State appeals from a district court’s grant of Larry Julian’s petition for extraordinary relief in which Julian challenged his 1987 convictions of two counts of sodomy upon a child, first degree felonies, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1. The court vacated his convictions, ruhng that errors which Julian alleged took place at trial constituted plain and harmful error. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

On July 27,1987, a jury convicted Julian of committing sodomy upon his two daughters, ages eight and ten. The court sentenced…