Legal Opinion
Giles v. State
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided May 20, 1994No. 20036PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISTLINE, Justice.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Laura Lee Wright and Robert Giles were accused of two counts of lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen. After a trial, Giles and Wright were both convicted by a jury and sentenced to twenty years for each count. The minors upon whom the offenses were committed were aged five and a half and two and a half at the time of the crimes. Laura Wright is the mother of both children; Robert Giles is the father of the younger child.
Following their conviction, Giles and Wright each filed separate appeals, seeking reversal of their conviction on Count…
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- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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