State v. Naputi

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

In two cases consolidated for trial, a jury convicted Patrick Naputi on seven counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under age 14. The district court granted Naputi’s departure motion and imposed a sentence that included 122 months of incarceration, lifetime electronic monitoring, and lifetime post-release supervision. Naputi appeals his convictions and sentences, claiming that (1) the prosecutor committed misconduct in closing argument; (2) the district court erred in denying the defense request to modify a jury instruction…