COLGAN v. STATE

No. A-589.

711 P.2d 533 (1985)

Francis COLGAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

December 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Murtagh, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert D. Bacon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and SINGLETON and ROWLAND, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Following a non-jury trial before Superior Court Judge Eben Lewis, Francis Colgan was convicted of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor, in violation of former AS 11.41.440(a)(2). The offenses are class C felonies. Colgan appeals, arguing that the superior court erred in allowing the state to present expert testimony to corroborate the truthfulness of the testimony given by the alleged victims. Colgan also asserts that the...

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