BELTZ v. STATE

Nos. A-4812, A-5092.

895 P.2d 513 (1995)

Thomas L. BELTZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

Rehearing Granted July 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lee Petersen, Anchorage, for appellant.

James L. Hanley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Sp. Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Thomas L. Beltz appeals his convictions for first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, AS 11.41.434(a), as well as the superior court's denial of his ensuing petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse Beltz's conviction because we conclude that the trial court improperly prohibited Beltz from introducing evidence to impeach his wife.

In January 1991, Beltz and his wife were living apart. Beltz's three children were...

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