STATE v. BEASON

No. 990371-CA.

2 P.3d 459 (2000)

2000 Utah Ct. App. 109

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James BEASON, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

April 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loni F. Deland and Michael R. Sikora, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Jan Graham, Attorney General, Kristine Knowlton, Attorney General's Office, Children's Justice Division, and Catherine M. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges GREENWOOD, ORME, and WILKINS.


OPINION

GREENWOOD, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant appeals from a conviction of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, first degree felonies, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(3)(h) (1995). Defendant claims the trial court erred in concluding that a grandparent could occupy a special position of trust under Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(3)(h) (1995). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

¶ 2 "`In reviewing a jury...

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