State v. Austin

LARSON, Justice.

David Austin was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse and appealed, claiming error in (1) admitting into evidence a videotaped interview of the victim, and (2) sentencing Austin to serve a minimum of one-half of a twenty-five-year sentence. We affirm the conviction but vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

I. Facts.

This case involves an eight-year-old female victim, A.H. Austin had lived with the girl’s mother and her three children since December 24, 1995. On May 7, 1996, the victim’s mother left the family home to take one of her children to the doctor. She made…