Legal Opinion
State v. Watkins
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 2012No. 37906PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANSING, Judge.
Vance A. Watkins appeals from his conviction for lewd conduct. His previous conviction for the same offense was vacated by the Idaho Supreme Court and the case was remanded for a new trial. During the second trial, a witness mentioned there had been a prior trial and appeal. Watkins asserts that the district court erred by declining to grant a mistrial after this disclosure.
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BACKGROUND
In 2005, following a jury trial, Watkins was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen, Idaho Code § 18-1508. That conviction was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial because…
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