State v. Gardner

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case is before the court on the defendant’s appeal from his conviction in Kent County Superior Court. The indictment charged the defendant with eleven counts of kidnaping, burglary, first-degree sexual assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle, driving to elude a police vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, and second-degree sexual assault. At trial the defendant admitted that he had committed the crimes with which he was charged and raised the defense of lack of criminal responsibility.

The defendant’s conviction stemmed from three…