State v. McDonell

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Patrick McDonell entered a woman’s home through a window and had sex with her. A jury found him guilty of “Gross Sexual Imposition” and “Criminal Trespass.” McDonell appeals those convictions, claiming: 1) the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on a lesser included offense; 2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his prior conviction; and 3) he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights.

We affirm.

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McDonell was one of several persons who attended a party held at the victim’s house. McDonell testified he left…