State v. Kemble

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Luther Kemble direcdy appeals his conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child under age 14, for which he received a hard-25 life sentence. Kemble claims he is entitled to a new trial, based on: judicial misconduct; prosecutorial misconduct; the State’s failure to charge the age element of the enhanced offense; the district court’s failure to instruct the jury to find the element of the defendant’s age; and cumulative trial errors. Additionally, he contends the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a…