FLYNN v. STATE

No. A-4052.

847 P.2d 1073 (1993)

Billy M. FLYNN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Haas, Asst. Public Defender, Bethel, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Cynthia L. Herren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Spec. Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Charles E. Cole, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and MANNHEIMER, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Following a trial presided over by Superior Court Judge Dale O. Curda, Billy Flynn was convicted by a jury of one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, in violation of AS 11.41.434(a)(1). Flynn appeals, alleging, among other things, that the superior court erred in allowing a police officer to express his opinion about the truthfulness of Flynn's confession. We reverse.

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