State v. Ziegler
Annotate this CaseA jury found Defendant guilty of several crimes stemming from allegations involving four teenage girls. Defendant appealed, challenging his conviction on four grounds. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to convict Defendant of interference with child custody; (2) the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to dismiss five of the seven counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child as multiplicitous in violation of Defendant's constitutional protection against double jeopardy, as the five offenses, while identical in law, were different in fact; (3) the admission at trial of Defendant's mug shot did not deprive Defendant of his right to a fair trial; and (4) the circuit court appropriately exercised its discretion in ordering Defendant to wear a stun belt at trial.
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