STATE v. HENSLEY

No. 90-261.

821 P.2d 1029 (1991)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph P. HENSLEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Hunt, Dix and Hunt Law Firm, Helena, for defendant and appellant.

Marc Racicot, Atty. Gen., Helena, Jennifer M. Anders, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Scott B. Spencer, Lincoln County Atty., Libby, for plaintiff and respondent.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

Defendant, Joseph Hensley, appeals from a decision by a jury of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County, convicting him of sexual intercourse without consent. Hensley was sentenced to 20 years in prison. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The issues on appeal are:

1. Whether the District Court erred in admitting the testimony of Ann Anderson, a social worker regarding the credibility of a sexual abuse victim.

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