State v. Faulk

ELMORE, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of a motion to dismiss charges of statutory rape and statutory sexual offense against Charles Jerome Faulk (defendant). Because the trial court incorrectly applied the law, we reverse.

On 10 April 2008, defendant was indicted for statutory rape of a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old; statutory sexual offense of a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old; and second degree kidnapping stemming from an incident between defendant and a minor on 14 January 2007. The parties stipulated that defendant’s date of birth was 9 June 1987 and…