Jackson v. State

GRAY, Justice.

[¶1] Appellant Duane Lester Jackson was charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. The jury convicted Mr. Jackson on Counts I and III. It acquitted him on Count II. The district court granted a judgment of acquittal on Count III. Mr. Jackson appeals his conviction on Count I claiming reversible error because the jury instructions contained identical elements for Counts I and II with nothing to differentiate one count from the other. The verdict form also failed to distinguish between Counts I and II. We term these contentions the "Description Issue." Mr.…