State v. King
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of both intentional and reckless assault in the first degree. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the convictions were legally inconsistent. The trial court denied the motion. The Appellate Court reversed, concluding that Defendant’s convictions for intentional and reckless assault were legally inconsistent. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) Defendant’s convictions were not legally inconsistent under the State’s argument that the assault occurred in two reckless and intentional phases, respectively; and (2) Defendant had sufficient notice that he could be convicted of both reckless and intentional assault, and therefore, the manner in which Defendant was convicted satisfied the requirements of due process.
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