Triplett v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court convicting Defendant, after a jury trial, of one count of immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a minor and three counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Defendant appealed, arguing, among other things, that the indecent liberties charge was duplicitous in that it alleged a single charge based on a course of conduct occurring during a twenty-eight month period. The Supreme Court held (1) Defendant waived any duplicity defects by failing to object; and (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that a single question asked by the prosecution, while potentially in violation of a pretrial order requiring notice to the trial court before inquiring into a specific area of facts, did not prejudice Defendant. View "Triplett v. State" on Justia Law