Time Doesn’t Matter in Child Rape Cases

When charges are filed in most criminal cases, one of the most important pieces of evidence is when the crime occured. Establishing an exact date and time a crime allegedly took place can be pivotal to both the prosecution and the defense. This is not true in sex offense cases. In child rape and molestation Read More…

Prosecutor Misconduct in Child Rape Case

In 2006, Bryce Smiley (hereinafter “Mr. Smiley”) was 15 when his father remarried. The blended family included a stepsister, who was 8 years old at the time the family starting living together.  Mr. Smiley joined the military in January, 2011, and was deployed to Afghanistan in December 2012.  Very shortly after the deployment, the stepsister Read More…