State v. Edward L. Comer

Edward L. Comer appeals from his judgments of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of three counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of sixteen involving two different victims. Comer argues the district court erred by consolidating the charged offenses into a single trial because the offenses against two different victims did not constitute a common scheme or plan. The State argues consolidation of the sexual abuse charges was appropriate given the common elements, circumstances, and ages of the victims. Even if there was error, the State contends any such error was…