Sanders v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant George Sanders wrote a letter of confession that was used against him at his trial for child molesting. The letter he wrote contained a reference to the fact that the victim had been molested previously but this reference was redacted when the letter was presented to the jury. The Court of Appeals held that the redacted material was necessary for the jury to understand the letter's context. But we find that the letter as used did not present the letter out of context in a way that misled the jury.

Background

In May, 2008, J.R., a 12-year-old girl, spent the night at…