STATE v. LOUGHTON

No. 20661.

747 P.2d 426 (1987)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Paul A. LOUGHTON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary H. Weight, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, David B. Thompson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


HOWE, Justice:

Defendant Paul Loughton was charged with sexual abuse of his three-year-old daughter. He was convicted of lewdness involving a child, a class A misdemeanor. He appeals.

In July of 1983, defendant and his wife separated. She filed for divorce in October of 1983, and the trial was set for February of 1984. She had custody of the couple's three-year-old daughter, and he had visitation rights during the...

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