State v. Carter
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury-waived trial, Defendant was convicted of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act. The trial court imposed a suspended jail term of six months and one year of probation. Defendant appealed, arguing, among other things, that the trial court erred in failing to apply the affirmative defense of renunciation. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err by failing to find Defendant not guilty based on the affirmative defense of renunciation; and (2) the evidence was sufficient to support Defendant’s conviction generally.
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