State v. Loeschke
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions of one count of aggravated assault and two counts of simple assault, holding that the circuit court did not err by denying Defendant's motion to sever or in admitted statements contained in recorded phone conversations while Defendant was in jail.
Defendant was charged with one count of aggravated assault and two counts of simple assault arising from a stab wound inflicted on Melissa Greenwalt on February 20, 2019 and was also charged with the same offenses arising from an assault inflicted on Greenwalt with fists, leaving her with a broken jaw. After Defendant unsuccessfully moved to sever the charges based on the dates of the offenses a jury convicted him on the assault charges arising from the 2019 stabbing but acquitted him of the charges from the 2018 broken-jaw incident. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court (1) did not err in denying Defendant's motion to sever; and (2) did not err in admitting portions of the recorded phone calls made by Defendant to Greenwalt.
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