State v. Senteney
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions and sentences for two counts of third degree sexual assault of a child, one count of attempted incest, and one count of attempted first degree sexual assault, holding that the district court did not commit plain error when it allowed certain testimony and that Defendant's sentences were not an abuse of discretion.
On appeal, Defendant argued (1) the district court committed plain error when it allowed an investigator to testify regarding indicators of deception exhibited by Defendant in an interview, and (2) the district court imposed excessive sentences. The Supreme Court disagreed, holding (1) the testimony regarding indicators of deception was not plain error; and (2) Defendant's sentences of imprisonment, rather than probation, were not an abuse of discretion.
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