12/3/12 - A Green Oak Township man's request to appeal his sexual assault conviction has been denied by the Michigan Supreme Court. 44-year-old Robert Wyatt Wilburn was convicted in 2008 on one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree CSC for molesting a neighbor girl, who authorities say was visiting his son at the family's home. He was ordered to serve 10-20 years in prison. Wilburn appealed his conviction and sentence, alleging that a nurseâs testimony about the juvenile girlâs statements should not have been admissible in court because they were not part of her treatment. The stateâs highest court refused to hear his appeal, saying Wilburn had failed to show he was entitled to relief under the law. Wilburn is housed at a correctional facility in the Upper Peninsula. He wonât be eligible for parole until 2018. (JK)
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