STATE v. GENTLEWIND

No. 920642-CA.

844 P.2d 372 (1992)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. GENTLEWIND, a/k/a James E. Peiffer, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bryan Jackson, Cedar City, for appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, State Atty. Gen. and Kenneth A. Bronston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Before BILLINGS, GARFF and GREENWOOD, JJ.


OPINION

BILLINGS, Associate Presiding Judge:

Defendant James E. Peiffer, a/k/a Gentlewind, appeals from the imposition of a fifteen year minimum mandatory prison term following a guilty plea to the offense of rape of a child, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402.1 (1990). We affirm.

The victim, D.W., met defendant when she was between seven and nine years old. Her mother was having marital problems and defendant acted...

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