The Appellate Group

State v. Austin

State v. Austin, 2025 UT App 51 (Harris, J.)

Criminal Law

The Utah Court of Appeals held

  • The district court did not err by denying Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict based on the sufficiency of the evidence. The State presented sufficient evidence from which a jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant took a substantial step toward committing sodomy on a child. 

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