State v. David E. Walton, Jr.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “plain error is an appropriate consideration for an appellate court whether properly assigned or not”
• stating that “age, as an essential element of the offense, does not preclude application of the ‘particularly vulnerable’ enhancement factor”
• reversing convictions as plain error for State’s failure to properly elect offenses, although not raised by the parties
• noting victim’s age was essential element of aggravated sexual offense against children because age determined culpability and penalty
• noting victim’s age was essential element of aggravated sexual offense against children because age determined culpability and penalty
• reversing convictions as plain error for State’s failure to elect offenses, although not raised by the parties

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).