State v. Stafford
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err when it denied Appellant's motion to conduct separate trials for him and his codefendant; (2) the court did not err when it denied Appellant's request for a psychological evaluation of S.W., the complaining witness; (3) the court properly limited cross-examination of S.W.; (4) the district court did not err in failing to strike a juror for cause; (5) the court did not err by admitting into evidence three of S.W.'s drawings; (6) the jury was not instructed on alternative means of committing aggravated criminal sodomy; (7) the State presented sufficient evidence to convict Appellant of the crimes for which he was convicted; (8) the prosecutor's comments during his closing argument did not improperly prejudice the jury against Appellant as to deny him a fair trial; and (9) the district court properly denied Appellant's motion requesting a departure sentence.
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