State v. Ho K. Duong

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Ho K. Duong was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and his first trial ended with a hung jury. Duong was convicted by the jury at his second trial, and the district judge departed from Jessica’s Law and sentenced him to 61 months in prison and lifetime postrelease supervision with lifetime electronic monitoring. On this direct appeal, Duong asserts four trial errors and one sentencing error: (1) The prosecutor’s comments in closing argument denied him a fair trial; (2) the district judge erred by failing to…