Ashley v. Delaware
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Defendant-appellant Iziah Ashley appealed his convictions on two counts of Rape in the Second Degree, three counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Child Under the Age of 13, Bribing a Witness, Interfering with a Child Witness, and Conspiracy in the Second Degree. On appeal, defendant argued: (1) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied severance of several claims because a single trial did not serve the judicial economy and caused substantial prejudice to defendant; (2) the trial court abused its discretion and violated Ashley’s right to a fair trial when it refused to grant a mistrial or issue a curative instruction when the State elicited highly prejudicial testimony from the victim’s mother; and, (3) the cumulative impact of all of the errors amounts to plain error. Upon review, the Supreme Court concluded that defendant's claims were without merit. Therefore, the judgments of the Superior Court were affirmed.
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