APPE WEBEX
A-19-0852, State v. Gregory S. Cody (Appellant)
Lancaster County, District Court Judge Kevin McManaman
Attorney for Appellant: Jason E. Troia (Dornan, Troia, Howard, Breitkreutz & Conway, PC LLO)
Attorney for Appellee: Douglas J. Peterson, Melissa R. Vincent (Attorney General’s Office)
Criminal Action: Aggravated First Degree Sexual Assault
Action Taken by Trial Court: Jury found appellant guilty of first degree sexual assault. The district court accepted the verdict and also found that the offense constituted an aggravated offense.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: The appellant’s fourteen assignments of error relate to the appellant’s claim that: (1) the court erred in its evidentiary rulings, in giving the erroneously worded jury instructions, and in finding the evidence sufficient to convict appellant and then giving him an excessive sentence; (2) that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct by asking a witness leading questions that created an inference inconsistent with the witness’s report; and (3) that the appellant received ineffective assistance of counsel.