State v. Cromer

CADY, Justice.

In this direct appeal from a judgment of conviction for sexual abuse in the third degree entered by the district court following remand from an earlier appeal after a jury trial, we must decide whether the defendant is entitled to a new trial based on several claims of error, including ineffective assistance of trial counsel. On our review, we reverse the judgment and sentence of the district court and remand the case for a new trial.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The relevant facts and circumstances of this case began when Kyle Cromer went to the “Wooden Nickel” tavern in…