State v. Victor Tavares

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed Tavares's convictions for two counts of first-degree sexual assault and conspiracy. It held that several claims were waived because they were not timely raised or adequately developed, and rejected the remaining claims because the indictment, prosecution procedures, collateral-estoppel ruling, conspiracy conviction, and voir dire complied with governing law. The Court also held that the prior collateral-estoppel analysis had been abrogated and that dismissal of a coconspirator's charge did not trigger the rule of consistency.