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Orem City v. Jeppson
IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

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Orem City,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.
Jason Jeppson,
Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM DECISION
(Not For Official Publication)

Case No. 20020403-CA

F I L E D
(June 19, 2003)

2003 UT App 206
Fourth District, Orem Department
The Honorable John Backlund
Attorneys: Randall T. Gaither, Salt Lake City, for Appellant
Justin C. Johanson, Orem, for Appellee
Before Judges Jackson, Greenwood, and Orme.
JACKSON, Presiding Judge:
Jason Jeppson challenges his conviction of one count of misdemeanor childabuse. Jeppson argues that the trial court erred in denying his mid-trialmotion to dismiss for failure to present a prima facie case. Jeppson furtherargues that the trial court erred in denying his post-judgment motion to arrestjudgment. We affirm.
Jeppson first contends that the prosecution did not present sufficient evidenceof either his intent to strike A.H. or of any injury that A.H. received fromthe blows. We disagree.
Where the trial court rejects a defendant's claim that the prosecution failedto present sufficient evidence regarding elements of a charge, an appellatecourt will affirm the trial court's decision "if 'the evidence and all inferences that can be reasonably drawn from it [establish that] some evidenceexists from which a reasonable [fact finder] could find that the elements ofthe crime had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.'" State v. Spainhower,1999 UT App 280,

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