Butler v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. The district court sentencing Defendant to a period of seven to fifteen years incarceration. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to sustain the conviction; (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Defendant probation and sentenced him instead to serve time in prison; and (3) the district court did not commit plain error by considering inappropriate factors in its sentencing decision.
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