State v. Colon

After a trial to the court, defendant was convicted of one count of fourth-degree assault. ORS 163.160. She appeals the resultant judgment, raising three assignments of error. We reject defendant’s first assignment of error without discussion but, because we agree with defendant that the trial court erred in refusing to permit the complainant’s cousin, Torres, to testify regarding his opinion of the complainant’s truthfulness, we reverse and remand.

This case arises from an interaction between defendant and her 17-year-old daughter, the complainant, which culminated in the complainant being…