Opinion ID: 1637048
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Heading: criminal appeal/procedural background

Text: For purposes of convenience and clarity, we shall refer to defendant-appellant Terry Biays as Biays. Biays was charged by Information with (1) Count IAggravated Assault; and (2) Count IIAbuse, Expose, Torture, Torment or Cruelly Punish a Minor. A Meade County jury found her not guilty of Aggravated Assault (skull fracture) but guilty of the above-described Count II (abrasion, bruises, and contusions on face and body). Biays seeks reversal contending she was denied a fair trial. Appellate counsel for Biays was not trial counsel. Three issues are raised on appeal: (1) Both counts in the Information arose from one event; (2) Biays' constitutional rights were violated in that she was twice put in jeopardy for the same offense; and (3) State's misconduct during closing argument denied her due process of law. Combining the first and second issues for decision below and then treating the third issue separately, we affirm.