Redding v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Duane M. Redding appeals his conviction for Child Molesting, 1 a class A felony. Specifically, Redding argues that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of a prior molestation of the victim. 2 Finding that Redding's Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine the witnesses was violated, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

MF. was born on March 17, 1995. In the summer of 2000 or 2001, M.F. spent the night at the apartment of her mother's friend, Laura Gaus, in Anderson. Redding also stayed at Gaus's apartment that…