STATE v. HOWELL

No. 27036.

54 P.3d 460 (2002)

137 Idaho 817

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leon HOWELL, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Review Denied September 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hon. Alan G. Lance, Attorney General; Kenneth K. Jorgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for appellant. Kenneth K. Jorgensen argued.

Douglas D. Phelps, Coeur d'Alene, for respondent.


LANSING, J.

The State appeals from the order of the district court granting defendant Leon Howell a new trial based on the erroneous admission of hearsay evidence at the original trial. Because we conclude that most of the evidence in question was admissible and that any error was harmless, we reverse the order granting a new trial.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Howell was charged with two counts of lewd conduct with a minor under the...

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