STATE v. MARTINEZ

No. 990568-CA.

14 P.3d 114 (2000)

2000 UT App 320

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Michael Trevor MARTINEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

November 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan C. Watt, Lynn R. Brown, and Stephen W. Howard, Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Jan Graham, Attorney General and Joanne C. Slotnik, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges GREENWOOD, BILLINGS, and DAVIS.


OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

¶ 1 Michael Martinez (Defendant) appeals his conviction for unlawful sexual activity with a minor in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401, arguing the trial court erred by ruling that unlawful sexual activity with a minor is a strict liability crime. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Nineteen-year-old Defendant had sexual intercourse with a fifteen-year-old girl. Defendant was charged with one count of...

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