Court Opinion

ID: 9692220
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 15:47:49.716141+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:19:33.336018
License: Public Domain

SCOTT, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part:
Although I concur with the majority on the other issues, I must dissent as the instructional error here was absolutely harmless. I say this because Appellant admitted to twelve counts of sodomy with the children, was tried on ten of them (the other two having been dismissed during trial) and was convicted of nine of them. If he admitted to twelve, but was only convicted of nine, how could a “unanimity error” ever be harmful? In my opinion, it could not. Thus, I dissent on this issue and would affirm the conviction.
CUNNINGHAM, J., joins.