McINTYRE v. STATE

No. A-6065.

934 P.2d 770 (1997)

Jon McINTYRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Cannon, Assistant Public Defender, Fairbanks, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Sara L. Gehrig, Assistant District Attorney, Harry L. Davis, District Attorney, Fairbanks, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

COATS, Judge.

A jury convicted Jon McIntyre of fourth-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. AS 11.41.230. McIntyre appeals, contending that District Court Judge Charles R. Pengilly erred by prohibiting cross-examination into a witness's potential bias in favor of the victim. We reverse.

In the evening of August 9, 1995, McIntyre's wife, L.M., was playing Scrabble at the home of a neighbor, S.D., a woman with whom the McIntyres socialized...

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