State v. Bennett

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Appellant Charles Golden Bennett was convicted of two counts of intrafamilial sexual abuse, Minn.Stat. § 609.3641, subd. 1(1) (1984), involving alleged conduct with his nine-year-old nephew. The sole issue on appeal is the appropriateness of the trial court’s remarks to the jury in response to questions they posed during deliberations. We affirm.

FACTS

In April 1984, Betty Stanley lived in a trailer home in St. Louis County with her one-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son, C.S. Appellant, her 43-year-old brother, moved in with her that month. He moved out toward the end…