State v. William O. Stanley, Sr.

¶ 1.

Robinson, J.

Defendant William 0. Stanley, Sr., appeals his conviction of sexual assault. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court (1) erroneously permitted the trial and sentencing to proceed in his absence; (2) erroneously permitted the State to introduce an uncharged prior bad act as evidence; and (3) imposed the habitual-offender enhancement in a way that may have violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. We affirm.

¶ 2. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, is as follows. Defendant is the victim’s biological father. At the age of seven, victim was…