STATE v. HOUSEKEEPER

No. 15763.

588 P.2d 139 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. John HOUSEKEEPER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelden R. Carter, Provo, of Utah County Legal Defender Assoc., for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Michael L. Deamer, Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, Noall T. Wootton, Utah County Atty., Provo, for plaintiff and respondent.


ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The defendant was tried and convicted by a jury of the crime of unlawful sexual intercourse, a felony of the third degree, in violation of Section 76-5-401, U.C.A., 1953, as amended.

The evidence discloses that defendant, then 22 years of age, was discovered asleep in a sleeping bag with a 15 year old girl, between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. on the morning of July 22, 1977. Both the defendant and the girl were naked. Upon a medical examination...

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