State v. Bowman

CALABRIA, Judge.

Christopher Ronald Bowman (“defendant”) appeals from judgments entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of three counts of aiding and abetting statutory rape, three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, and two counts of second-degree kidnapping. We grant defendant a new trial.

The State presented the following evidence at trial: On 18 February 2005, Stephanie B. (“Stephanie”), age fourteen, asked her mother for permission to spend the night with Rachelle D. (“Rachelle”), age fifteen. Rachelle also asked her mother if she could spend the night with Stephanie.…