State v. Childs

At issue in this appeal is whether the appellate court properly reversed the convictions against Dineah Childs on the grounds of multiplicity of convictions, defectiveness of the indictment, and inadmissibility of the supporting evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the appellate court’s decision as to Count 2, but reverse its disposition of Counts 14 and 15.

I. Multiplicity

In its first proposition of law, the state urges us to reverse the appellate court’s merger of Counts 2, 14, and 15. Arguing that each count related to a distinct conspiratorial agreement, the state contends…