Legal Opinion

State v. Jonathan Earl Folk

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 2017No. Docket 43790PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORTON, Justice.

Jonathan Earl Folk appeals from his judgment of conviction for one felony count of sexual abuse of a child under sixteen years old entered after a jury trial in Bonneville County. On appeal, Folk contends that the distinct court made numerous evidentiary errors. Folk also argues that the district court erred by denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal and the prosecutor committed misconduct amounting to fundamental error in his closing argument. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We described the circumstances giving rise to this prosecution in State v. Folk,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State v. PerryIdaho Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State v. SheahanIdaho Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. SeversonIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. AdamcikIdaho Supreme Court · 2012
  5. State v. GristIdaho Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by14 opinions

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