State v. Parisien

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Travis Parisién appealed from criminal judgments entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of class A felony gross sexual imposition, class C felony aggravated assault and class C felony felonious restraint. We conclude that, under the totality of the circumstances, Parisien was denied his constitutional rights to be present and to a fair trial. We reverse the criminal judgments and remand for a new trial.

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[¶ 2] These criminal convictions stem from charges that Parisién physically and sexually assaulted his girlfriend during a two-hour period at her home in…