State v. Brown

MITCHELL, Justice.

On discretionary review before this Court, the State first argues that it met its burden of proof at trial as to all essential elements of the crime of second-degree sexual offense. The Court of Appeals concluded that no substantial evidence was introduced at trial to support a reasonable finding that the defendant in the present case used force in the commission of the offense charged. For that reason, the Court of Appeals concluded that the defendant was entitled to his liberty and reversed the trial court’s judgment without reaching the defendant’s remaining assignments…