STATE v. JACOBS

No. 20050637-CA.

144 P.3d 226 (2006)

2006 UT App 356

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

Court of Appeals of Utah.

August 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Pace, Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General, and Joanne C. Slotnik, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges McHUGH, ORME, and THORNE.


OPINION

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant James Pat Jacobs appeals from his conviction of forcible sexual abuse, a second degree felony. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404 (2003). Jacobs argues that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that evidence of skin contact was not necessary for his conviction. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In October 2004, Jacobs was charged with forcible sexual abuse after his friend...

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