Legal Opinion

State v. Burnside

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided November 10, 2016No. Opinion 20140400-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROTH, Judge;

¶1 Donovan Heath Burnside appeals his convictions on three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony, under Utah Code section 76-5-404.1(4). We affirm,

BACKGROUND 1

¶2 The victim (Child) lived with her Mother and Stepfather. Burnside, a friend of the family, lived intermittently in the household from approximately January 2009 through January 2011. In January 2011', Child told Stepfather that Burnside had touched Child’s genital area. The day after this disclosure, Mother and Stepfather took Child to a doctor. After speaking with them about Child’s…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Allen v. FrielUtah Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. LowUtah Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2023
  2. State v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. State v. AllgoodCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017
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  5. State v. MartinezCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021

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