Sodomy Utah Defense Attorney

Salt Lake City Sodomy Crimes Defense Lawyer

If you are accused of sodomy, please call us immediately at 801-364-6454. You have rights that must be protected.

Here is how Utah defines Sodomy:

§ 76-5-403.   Sodomy – Forcible sodomy.

• 1) A person commits sodomy when the actor engages in any sexual act with a person who is 14 years of age or older involving the genitals of one person and mouth or anus of another person, regardless of the sex of either participant.
• 2) A person commits forcible sodomy when the actor commits sodomy upon another without the other’s consent.
• 3) Sodomy is a class B misdemeanor.
• 4) Forcible sodomy is a felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of imprisonment of:
• a) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) or (c), not less than five years and which may be for life;
• b) except as provided in Subsection (4)(c) or (5), 15 years and which may be for life, if the trier of fact finds that during the course of the commission of the forcible sodomy the defendant caused serious bodily injury to another; or
• c) life without parole, if the trier of fact finds that at the time of the commission of the forcible sodomy the defendant was previously convicted of a grievous sexual offense.
• 5) If, when imposing a sentence under Subsection (4)(b), a court finds that a lesser term than the term described in Subsection (4)(b) is in the interests of justice and states the reasons for this finding on the record, the court may impose a term of imprisonment of not less than:
• a) 10 years and which may be for life; or
• b) six years and which may be for life.
• 6) The provisions of Subsection (5) do not apply when a person is sentenced under Subsection (4)(a) or (c).
• 7) Imprisonment under Subsection (4)(b), (4)(c), or (5) is mandatory in accordance with Section 76-3-406.

And remember this:

76-5-406.   Sexual offenses against the victim without consent of victim – Circumstances.

An act of sexual intercourse, rape, attempted rape, rape of a child, attempted rape of a child, object rape, attempted object rape, object rape of a child, attempted object rape of a child, sodomy, attempted sodomy, forcible sodomy, attempted forcible sodomy, sodomy upon a child, attempted sodomy upon a child, forcible sexual abuse, attempted forcible sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a child, attempted sexual abuse of a child, aggravated sexual abuse of a child, attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, or simple sexual abuse is without consent of the victim under any of the following circumstances:

• 1) the victim expresses lack of consent through words or conduct