State v. Roberts

Defendant-appellant Charles Roberts was charged under I.C. § 18-6607 with seven counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of sixteen; Counts I — III involved an eight year old girl, while Counts IV — VII involved a 13-14 year old girl. Only three witnesses testified at the trial: the two victims and an Ada County police officer who testified that the location of the alleged acts was in Ada County. At the close of the State’s case, the court granted defendant’s motion for acquittal as to Counts VI and VII. The jury found defendant guilty as to the other five counts, and…