Pierce v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of molesting his three young granddaughters. Defendant appealed, arguing that he was entitled to separate trials on the allegations of each individual victim. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for new and separate trials, concluding that Defendant was entitled to severance under Ind. Code 35-34-1-11(a). The Supreme Court granted the State’s petition to transfer, thereby vacating the opinion below, and affirmed, holding that Defendant’s abuse of girls in this care was sufficiently connected, and therefore, Defendant was not entitled to new and separate trials. Remanded for the purpose of resentencing on one count.
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