M.W. v. State

Memorandum Decision

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 M.W., a minor, challenges the juvenile court’s order adjudicating him delinquent for committing one count of sodomy on a child, an offense that would be a first degree felony if committed by an adult. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-03.1 (LexisNexis Supp. 2016). We affirm.

¶2 In the summer of 2013, A.B. (ten years old) and M.W. (thirteen years old) were playing soccer on a field near A.B.’s home.1 When the ball left the field of play, A.B. went to get it. After A.B. picked up the ball, M.W. grabbed him and pulled him down a nearby alleyway. Once in the alley,…