State v. W.W.

W.W. was found guilty of child rape in the first degree and child molestation in the first degree. The trial court imposed a manifest injustice sentence of 52 weeks for each offense. W.W. appeals his conviction as well as the trial court’s denial of his motion for release pending appeal of his manifest injustice sentence. He contends that (1) the trial court erroneously applied JuCR 7.13 rather than the statutory provision for release to his case and (2) the categories created by JuCR 7.13 violate equal protection. We affirm the conviction, but hold that the trial court erred in denying…