State v. Jones

Defendant was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual abuse. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in consolidating two indictments. We affirm.

In 1998, the state charged defendant with one count of sexual abuse in the first degree based on conduct that occurred between January 1995 and December 1997 and that involved a girl under the age of 14. In 1999, the state charged defendant with three counts of sexual abuse in the first degree based on events that occurred between January and February 1997 with two girls who were 12 years old or younger.

The state filed a motion to…