State v. Devon D.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of several crimes arising from his sexual assault of his three biological children, a daughter and two sons. The Appellate Court reversed, concluding that the trial court abused its discretion by permitting the three cases to be tried jointly and by allowing a dog to be present with the daughter during her testimony. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court properly exercised its discretion (1) in permitting the three cases to be tried together because the evidence in each case was cross admissible; and (2) in permitting a dog to sit near the daughter during her testimony to provide comfort and support.
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