State v. Reimer

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

This originated as an Anders appeal. 1 After reviewing the record, we ordered counsel to brief whether the trial court erred when it permitted Officer Marcus Brown to express opinions concerning (1) the veracity of Appellant’s wife’s prior out-of-court statements and (2) the effects of alcohol consumption on an alcoholic. For reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

On October 13, 1994, Glendale police responded to a “check-welfare call” involving Appellant Leonard Arthur Reimer and his wife, S.R. Upon arrival, Officer Brown and other Glendale police found the…