STATE v. VESS

No. 2 CA-CR 87-0029.

157 Ariz. 236 (1988)

756 P.2d 333

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Gary Loren VESS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

Reconsideration Denied March 2, 1988.

Review Denied July 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, and Janet Keating, Phoenix, for appellee.

Harold L. Higgins, Pima County Public Defender by Frank P. Leto, Tucson, for appellant.


LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.

This case raises the question whether the constitutional right to confrontation includes, absent some compelling reason otherwise, the right to have the jury observe personally the demeanor of a prosecution witness while testifying. We hold that it does and reverse defendant's convictions for child molesting, sexual abuse, and furnishing obscene materials to a minor.

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