State v. Cook

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Defendant Norris Cook appeals his conviction after a jury trial on two counts of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-403.1 (1990). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

Defendant, a fifty-eight year old man, was accused of sexually abusing R.G., his four-year-old neighbor. During the ensuing jury trial, the State called as witnesses R.G., the victim; E.G., the victim’s eight-year-old sister; D.T., defendant’s twelve-year-old step-granddaughter; and R.G.’s father. The jury found defendant guilty on the two counts of…