Opinion ID: 2639442
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Heading: Elements of Criminal Trespass

Text: ¶ 20 To prove criminal trespass, the State must establish that the defendant (1) enter[ed] or remain[ed] unlawfully on property, and (2) had the intent to cause annoyance or injury to any person or damage to any property. Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-206(2)(a) (1999). [10] Under the statute, [a] person `enters or remains unlawfully' ... when the premises or any portion thereof at the time of the entry or remaining are not open to the public and when the actor is not otherwise licensed or privileged to enter or remain on the premises or such portion thereof. Id. § 76-6-201(3) (1999) (emphasis added). Hamilton only challenges the evidence with regard to the unlawful element of the statute.