statutory sodomy

Dec 5, 2019

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Expansion of Dates Charged

Defendant appealed from his conviction of statutory sodomy and child molestation. On appeal, defendant challenged the trial court’s decision to allow the state to expand the dates charged in each […]

Dec 5, 2019

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Accusations of Juror Misconduct

Defendant appealed from his conviction for first-degree felony statutory sodomy. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court erred when it made statements to two members of the jury identifying […]

Nov 22, 2019

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Jury Instructions

Defendant appealed from his conviction on four counts of statutory sodomy involving two victims. On appeal, defendant challenged the exclusion of a DSS employee’s testimony from evidence and also challenged […]

May 28, 2019

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Clothing of Testifying Victim-Attempt to Influence Jury

Defendant was convicted of first-degree statutory sodomy and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court, despite defendant’s objection, erroneously allowed the child victim to testify […]

Apr 1, 2019

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Jury Instructions-Consecutive Sentences

Where a defendant challenged his convictions for statutory sodomy and child molestation, the trial court did not err in overruling the defendant’s objection to jury instructions on the statutory […]

Dec 21, 2018

Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Split Jury-Hammer Instruction

Defendant was charged with statutory sodomy. Following several hours of deliberation, the jury reported that it was split 11-1 and could not come to a unanimous verdict. The trial court […]

Oct 26, 2017