Rogers v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Defendant was sentenced as a habitual criminal to life imprisonment on the first-degree sexual assault conviction and two thirteen- and fifteen-years on the remaining two charges, to be served concurrently to each other and to the life sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant was serving in a position of authority over the victim; (2) Defendant was correctly charged; (3) the district court did not violate any rule of law by not merging Defendant’s convictions and sentences; and (4) Defendant was properly sentenced as a habitual criminal.
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