State v. Ross

SMITH, Chief Justice.

Appellant has appealed from a judgment of conviction on three counts each charging the commission of “a lewd act upon and with a part of the body of a minor child * * * under the age of 16 years.” I.C. § 18-6607. 1

The circumstances of the charged offenses were the same or similar on all three occasions. The record indicates that on July 26, 1966, appellant either enticed or coerced into his garage five year old Tammy _ (count 1), and on that date and on August 8, 1966, six year old Tracy_ (counts 2 and 3) and then placed his hand inside the panties of each child and…