State v. Mayes

Malcolm E. Mayes appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of incest, a felony, in violation of § 45-5-507, MCA. The District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County, sentenced Mayes to a term of twenty (20) years with ten (10) years suspended. We reverse and remand for new trial.

The issues are:

1) Did the District Court err in admitting hearsay evidence of the children’s statements to social worker Joyce Panzer and criminal analyst Lisa Berens?

2) Did the District Court err in admitting posed photographs of the alleged victims?

3) Did the District Court err in granting…