State v. Taylor G.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree, and risk of injury to a child. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) even though Defendant was only fourteen and fifteen years old when he committed the crimes, the trial court did not err in imposing the mandatory minimum sentences for the first degree sexual assault conviction and the risk of injury conviction, as the mandatory minimum requirements left the trial court with broad discretion to fashion an appropriate sentence that accounted for Defendant’s youth and immaturity when he committed the crimes; (2) the state’s expert witness did not improperly vouch for the credibility of the victim; and (3) Defendant’s argument that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of sexual misconduct committed by Defendant when he was thirteen years old on propensity grounds was unpreserved for appeal.
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