Blake v. Mississippi

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Charles Blake was convicted of sexually battering a seven-year-old child during a family barbeque. He was sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, Blake argued the judge made several evidentiary errors that entitled him to a new trial. The Mississippi Supreme Court determined evidence that Blake sexually penetrated the child's anus with his finger, or, as the child put it, dug “in his butt," was so overwhelming as to render any alleged evidentiary error harmless. View "Blake v. Mississippi" on Justia Law