State v. Wakefield (Signed Opinion)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in the second degree and two counts of sexual assault in the third degree. Defendant was effectively sentenced to not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years' imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err in (1) allowing the State to present an expert witness on the issue of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate intoxication; (2) not allowing Defendant to introduce evidence or question a State witness on what activity took place immediately prior to the victim going into the house where she was allegedly assaulted; (3) allowing the jury to consider both second degree sexual assault and third degree sexual assault based on the evidence; and (4) allowing the bailiff to have a conversation with a juror about a potential witness.
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