State v. McCormick
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of rape and unlawful hosting of minors consuming alcohol. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions but vacated his sentence, holding (1) the district court did not violate Defendant’s right to a fair trial by admitting evidence concerning the condition of a teenage girl who was not the victim of the charged rape; and (2) the district judge applied the wrong legal standard when he made the statement that an aggravating factor “trumped” mitigators advanced by Defendant. Remanded for resentencing on both of Defendant’s convictions.
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