State v. Morgan

MEMORANDUM DECISION

T1 Johnny Lee Morgan appeals from a conviction and sentence for unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a class A misdemeanor. We affirm.

1 2 Morgan asserts that his guilty plea was not entered into knowingly and voluntarily because he was not informed of the "jurisdictional element ... embedded in the offense itself" during the colloquy with the trial court. However, jurisdiction is not an element of a criminal offense. Utah Code seetion 76-1-501(8) states that "[the existence of jurisdiction and venue are not elements of the offense but shall be established by a…