State v. Tapia

SILAK, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of two counts of conspiracy to commit lewd conduct with a minor. The appellant raises four issues regarding decisions made by the district court during the course of the trial. We affirm.

I

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The victim in this case was P.C., who was eleven or twelve years old at the time of the crimes. P.C. had been living with her mother in Nevada, when in January 1991, she began living with Hortencia Castillo (Castillo), her natural grandmother, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Appellant Benjamin Tapia (Tapia) has been Castillo’s…