State v. Skinner

¶1 Defendant Daniel Skinner appeals his conviction for incest. He claims that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove all elements of the crime, that his right to impeach witnesses was denied, and that the District Court impermissibly commented on the evidence. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues as follows:

¶3 I. Did the District Court err in denying Skinner’s motion for a directed verdict?

¶4 II. Did the District Court err when it prohibited impeachment of a witness with another person’s out-of-court statement?

¶5 III. Did the District Court show bias when it commented “[t]he…