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• Title: State Idaho v. Ronnie Pierce
• Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 14295
• Release Date : January 19, 1984
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 65 KB

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A jury found Ronnie Pierce guilty of robbery for his role in the holdup of a Twin Falls convenience store. After trial, Pierce admitted to his status as a persistent violator. The district Judge sentenced Pierce to two concurrent, indeterminate terms not exceeding thirty years. On appeal, Pierce raises numerous issues which we have consolidated into three groups. Part I of our opinion discusses the requirement that testimony given by an accomplice be corroborated, and we consider whether lack of such corroboration at a preliminary hearing may be raised as an issue on appeal from a judgment of conviction. Part II examines the permissible scope of cross-examination of witnesses concerning prior convictions and plea bargains. Part III treats three unrelated issues: (a) whether the state should have been allowed to file an amended information, (b) whether the state's failure to disclose the expected testimony of a witness deprived Pierce of a fair trial, and (c) whether the sentences imposed were unduly harsh. As part of our Discussion of the sentencing issue, we note irregularities in the judgment of conviction, including the sentences, and direct the district court to correct them on remand. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the judgment in all other respects. I

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