STATE v. JOK

No. 20190826.

493 P.3d 665 (2021)

2021 UT 35

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. John Atem JOK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed July 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea J. Garland , Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., Jonathan S. Bauer , Asst. Solic. Gen., Matthew B. Janzen , Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Justice Himonas authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durrant, Associate Chief Justice Lee, Justice Pearce, and Justice Petersen joined.


INTRODUCTION

¶1 John Atem Jok was convicted after a trial to the bench on two counts of sexual battery, based primarily on testimony from the victim, Beth.1 Jok appealed, claiming that Beth's testimony was so inherently improbable that it could not support a finding...

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