George v. State

Many times a reversal of a criminal conviction is met with undeserved public criticism resulting from a lack of understanding that individual liberties guaranteed by our federal and state constitutions not only protect the best of us but the worst of us as well. Sometimes, however, criticism is deserved and public indignation justified. The result of the majority opinion today reverses the conviction of a man who apparently invited young girls to his apartment, doled out alcohol to make the girls more pliable, and recorded lewd acts for his and others’ viewing pleasure. This reversal rests on…