MATTER OF J.W.K.

No. 86-21.

724 P.2d 164 (1986)

In the Matter of J.W.K., a Youth under the age of Eighteen Years.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Irving, Glasgow, for appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., George Schunk, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, David Nielsen, Co. Atty., Glasgow, for respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

The Valley County District Court found J.W.K., a minor, guilty of sexual assault, and ordered him committed to the Pine Hills School for Boys. He appeals the conviction.

We affirm.

Appellant raises three issues on appeal:

1. Did the District Court err in admitting the opinion testimony of a psychologist as to the truthfulness and reliability of children's testimony?

2. Did the District Court err in denying appellant's...

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