State v. Reeves

Summary

The court affirmed Reeves’ convictions for two counts of first degree sexual assault. It held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to dismiss the charges based on the county attorney’s alleged conflict, because a special prosecutor assumed responsibility before trial and the record did not show that the county attorney’s earlier participation fundamentally undermined the proceedings. The court also found no prejudicial error in the intoxication instruction and rejected Reeves’ ineffective-assistance claims for lack of a reasonable probability of a different result.