Legal Opinion
State v. Mercer
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 2006No. 32430PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROUT, Justice.
On Petition for Review, Ernest Wayne Mercer appeals from a district court decision denying his motion for acquittal pursuant to Idaho Criminal Rule 29(a).
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mercer was arrested and charged with aggravated battery. Sara Buckley, Mercer’s niece, witnessed the battery. While Mercer was in custody on the battery charge, he called Buckley and threatened her and her family’s safety and attempted to dissuade her from testifying against him. Based on the statements made in the call, the State charged Mercer with intimidating a witness in a criminal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Higginson v. WestergardIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. HartIdaho Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. GrubeIdaho Supreme Court · 1994
- In Re Winton Lumber Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1936
- Woodburn v. Manco Products, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 2002
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