LEOPOLD v. STATE

No. A-10556.

278 P.3d 286 (2012)

John LEOPOLD, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

As Corrected on Rehearing May 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Steiner , Attorney at Law, Bend, Oregon, for the Appellant.

Eric A. Ringsmuth , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and BOLGER, Judges.


OPINION

BOLGER, Judge.

John Leopold was convicted of first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and incest for the sexual assault of his sister, J.L. On appeal, Leopold challenges the court's decision to admit several hearsay statements and to admit evidence of a prior sexual assault conviction. We conclude that the superior court's evidentiary rulings were generally reasonable and that any errors were harmless. Leopold also asserts...

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