Legal Opinion
State v. Field
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 2007No. 33654PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURDICK, Justice.
Appellant William O. Field was convicted of lewd conduct and sexual battery. Field asks us to reverse and asserts several errors were committed below including improper joinder of the two offenses for trial, the introduction of inadmissible evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, and the giving of erroneous jury instructions. We reverse and remand.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 2003, a seven year old girl, H.P., was staying at the house of a family friend, Appellant William O. Field, while her mother was working out of town. According to H.P., one night during…
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