State v. Martel

Defendant Eugene Martel appeals his conviction for sexual assault, claiming that the trial court erred by (1) not requiring the State to elect which of three alleged sexual acts it relied upon to prove the single count of sexual assault, (2) denying his motion for a mistrial because evidence of a prior assault by defendant on complainant was elicited during redirect examination, (3) not sua sponte declaring a mistrial based on an improper statement in the State’s closing argument, and (4) denying his motion for a mistrial and his motion for a new trial based on jury taint. We affirm.

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