Briggs v. State

JUSTICE FEW:

This is a post-conviction relief (PCR) action. The PCR court granted relief and ordered a new trial. We affirm.

I. Procedural History

The State indicted Briggs for criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree and lewd act upon a child,1 and called the case to trial on August 23, 2010. The victim testified Briggs touched her “private” with his “private” and with his mouth, and the jury watched video of two forensic interviews in which the victim explained what happened. Using a special interrogatory verdict form, the jury found Briggs performed “anal intercourse,”…