State v. Byrd

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of child molestation, a class 2 felony, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1410. He was sentenced to a mitigated term of 12 years in prison, the minimum term permitted for the offense. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

There are five issues on appeal. Appellant contends the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction that allegedly placed the burden of proof on the defendant, in permitting the state to introduce character evidence of the victim’s truthfulness, in denying appellant’s motion to suppress, and in refusing to preclude the…