Camacho-Moreno (Juan) v. State

Camacho-Moreno was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child, one count of attempted sexual assault of a child, two counts of lewdness with a child, and two counts of indecent exposure. He was acquitted of one count of sexual assault and convicted of the remaining six counts. Camacho-Moreno's primary assertion of error on appeal is that the district court erred in making comments in the jury's presence that were overly prejudicial. We conclude that the district court's comments were improper and a new trial is warranted. As the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount…