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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of four counts of criminal sexual penetration (CSP) against the Victim. The incidents involved the Defendant first penetrating the Victim while she was on her back, repositioning her onto her hands and knees for further assault, attempting to initiate anal intercourse which the Victim refused, and then continuing to vaginally penetrate the Victim. The Defendant repositioned the Victim a second time, performed oral sex, and then engaged in vaginal intercourse again (para 3).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the multiple CSP convictions arising from a single and continuous sexual assault violated his right to be free from double jeopardy. Additionally, contended that there was insufficient evidence of an injury to the Victim to sustain a second-degree CSP conviction (para 1).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's multiple convictions for CSP arising out of a single and continuous sexual assault violate his right to be free from double jeopardy.
• Whether there was sufficient evidence of an injury to the Victim to sustain a second-degree CSP conviction.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's convictions for CSP (para 10).

Reasons

• Per Cynthia A. Fry, J. (Linda M. Vanzi, J., and Timothy L. Garcia, J., concurring):
  The court addressed the Defendant's double jeopardy claim by applying a two-step inquiry to determine if the charged acts were sufficiently distinct to justify multiple punishments under the same statute. Utilizing the six-factor framework from Herron, the court found that the separate acts of penetration were sufficiently distinct based on factors such as temporal proximity, repositioning of the Victim, and the Defendant's intent as evidenced by his conduct and utterances (paras 4-6).
  Regarding the sufficiency of evidence for the second-degree CSP conviction, the court reviewed the evidence under the substantial evidence standard. Testimony from the sexual assault nurse examiner and the Victim provided an adequate basis for the jury to conclude that the Victim suffered personal injury to her reproductive organ as a result of the Defendant's actions, thus supporting the conviction for second-degree CSP (paras 7-9).