State v. Black

2026 UT App 114

THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, Appellee, v. RAYMOND MERLE BLACK, Appellant. Opinion No. 20230342-CA Filed July 30, 2026 Fourth District Court, American Fork Department The Honorable Denise Porter No. 191100171 Ann M. Taliaferro, Attorney for Appellant Derek E. Brown, Terry M. Crist, and David A. Simpson, Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE DAVID N. MORTENSEN authored this Opinion, in which JUDGES JOHN D. LUTHY and AMY J. OLIVER concurred. MORTENSEN, Judge: ¶1 Raymond Merle Black was convicted by a jury of digitally penetrating and otherwise sexually assaulting his niece at a…