State v. Gerrod R. Bell

*623¶ 1 Gerrod Bell says he is entitled to a new trial because the first one, which resulted in convictions for the sexual assault of two victims, was unfair-a violation of his due process rights. He believes it was unfair because the State told the jurors they could not find him not guilty unless they thought the victims lied about the sexual assaults, and that they should not disbelieve the victims *624because there was no motive for them to lie. This, he says, shifted the burden of proof and distorted the jury's credibility determinations. He also claims the jury based its verdict, at least in…