United States Eighth Circuit

In a case involving sexual abuse of minors, the district court violated defendant's right to put on witnesses in his defense when it excluded opinion testimony from the foster parent with whom the alleged victims lived. Use of closed-circuit television to present one victim's testimony violated defendant's right of confrontation; admission of a 12-minute video of victim's out-of-court statements was error; remanded.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2004
• Published 02/02/2004

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Timothy J. Langley, Sioux Falls, SD.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Randolph J. Seiler, Pierre, SD.