State v. Haynes
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals affirming Defendant's conviction for three abduction charges, holding that the State erred in failing to provide Defendant with a bill of particulars in this case.
Defendant was indicted for the abduction of his grandchildren who lives and stayed with him after his unmarried daughter died. Defendant requested a bill of particulars to understand how his actions constituted the offense of abduction. The State, however, refused to provide one, and twice the trial court refused to compel the State to provide one. The Supreme Court vacated Defendant's conviction, holding that the State fell short of what is required under the Constitution by not giving Defendant notice of exactly what it was alleging he did that could have constituted the offenses charged.
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