Archive for October, 2018

one illegal act, multiple charges…

Saturday, October 27th, 2018

Defendant used force to rape a young child.  His convictions for both forcible rape and statutory rape were affirmed.  The double jeopardy clause in our constitution does not stop the state from securing multiple convictions for one criminal act.

Treta v. State, WD80828, decided October 16, 2018.