State v. Miller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

This appeal follows the second trial of Saul Arthur Miller, who was convicted of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Miller s first trial ended in a mistrial when the State repeatedly violated the trial court’s pretrial order limiting admission of the victim’s statement. That mistrial becomes important in this appeal because Miller alleges the retrial violated his right to be protected from double jeopardy. Miller also argues the prosecutor committed misconduct, the trial court…