STATE v. CARROLL

No. C7-01-771.

639 N.W.2d 623 (2002)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. George Maurel CARROLL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

February 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, Natalie E. Hudson, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Lisa Nelson Borgen, Clay County Attorney, Moorhead, MN, for respondent.

John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Lawrence W. Pry, Assistant Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by HARTEN, Presiding Judge, RANDALL, Judge, and HANSON, Judge.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction on the ground that the district court abused its discretion in excluding cross-examination, testimony, and closing argument about the victim's prior inconsistent statements that already been heard by the jury. Because we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in these exclusions, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant George Carroll and his wife...

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