State v. Newton

TOOMEY, Judge:

¶1 A jury convicted Brian Newton of one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of third-degree aggravated assault. After trial, Newton obtained new counsel and filed a motion to arrest judgment and for a new trial (the Motion for New Trial), claiming a jury instruction error, a Brady 1 violation related to Victim's cell phone, and four instances of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court denied the Motion for New Trial. We agree with the district court that there was no error in the jury instruction, that the State did not commit a…