State v. Ramel

The defendant, Robert Franklin Ramel, went to trial on five counts of indecent exposure. The first two counts related to the same incident; the others related to separate incidents.

The defendant was acquitted on counts 1, 2, and 3, and found guilty on counts 4 and 5. The defense as to each count was an alibi.

The defendant filed a “Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict of the Jury or for a New Trial as to Counts 4 and 5,” supported as to count 5 by an affidavit from a newly discovered alibi witness.

The trial court granted a new trial as to counts 4 and 5. The only reasons given…