State v. Zwald Joel Duane Zwald was convicted after jury trial of 3rd Degree Child Molestation, 2nd Degree Child Molestation, and 2nd Degree Rape of a child. On appeal, he argued the trial prosecutor committed reversible misconduct during closing argument and the court improperly commented on trial evidence by instructing the jury that to convict Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
No Entrapment: Defendant Used Prostitution Website & Chatted With [Fake] 16-Year-Old
State v. Gililung: Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of Minor (Undercover Sting) Mr. Gililung was arrested in December 2019 as a result of an undercover operation where police posed as willing participants for sex, including a particular girl that was supposedly 16. Mr. G was found guilty of Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Read More…
Beware of Local Court Rules
Jason Fuller was charged with failure to register as a sex offender (second offense). He was charged on September 29, 2021, but arraigned and pleaded not guilty on March 7, 2022. On May 31, 2022 the State and Defense confirmed they were ready to proceed to trial on June 14th. On June 9th, the parties Read More…