Mark Singer Case Results: State v. R.R.
RR was charged with a single count of Gross Sexual Assault, class A (punishable by up to 30 years in prison); four counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact, class B (punishable by up to 10 years in prison on each count); and a single count of Domestic Violence Assault, class D (punishable by up to 364 days in the county jail). The allegation is that our client sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s very young daughter, who was 8 years old.
The client denied this charge from the very beginning and vowed to fight the charges to the very end. During our investigation, we learned that the little girl’s mother made a statement to law enforcement that her daughter had a habit of lying and couldn’t distinguish fantasy from reality. That statement wasn’t provided in discovery and as such, we were able to use it to our advantage in our trial preparations.
Conclusion
This case took nearly 18 months to fully resolve with each side preparing for jury trial. However, on the day of jury selection, the state moved to dismiss the complaint and all 6 counts with prejudice due to difficulty procuring a key witness in the case.
Had Attorney Singer not prepared for trial so thoroughly, and challenged the state’s evidence at every turn, it is unlikely that the case would have been dismissed as many “defense” attorneys would have just tried to plead their client guilty instead of fighting so hard for them.
