State v. Schaller

SPINDEN, Judge.

Thomas Schaller appeals his convictions of forcible rape and forcible sodomy of a 15-year-old girl. He asserts that the circuit court abused its discretion by requiring Joe Everhart, Schaller’s accomplice, to assert his privilege against self-incrimination in the jury’s presence. He also complains of the circuit court’s permitting the state to call a rebuttal witness who had not been endorsed and of the circuit court’s overruling his motion for post-conviction remedies under Rule 29.15. We affirm.

Fifth Amendment

Before trial, the circuit court held a conference to determine…