State v. Boyd
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, three counts of first-degree child molestation, and one count of enticement of a child, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his claims of error.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in overruling Defendant's motion to sever count four from counts one through five; (2) the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; (3) the circuit court did not plainly err in failing sua sponte to declare a mistrial based on testimony the State elicited during Defendant's cross-examination; and (4) the circuit court did not plainly err in failing sua sponte to declare a mistrial based on a comment made by the State during closing argument.
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