State v. Norgaard

Murphy, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the offense of indecent assault in violation of Minn. St. 617.08. Numerous errors are assigned. The principal complaint of defendant is that he was prejudiced by an improper question asked in cross-examination by the prosecuting attorney and further that the verdict is not supported by the evidence.

From the record it appears that defendant, James Norgaard, the divorced husband of Mary Ann Norgaard, is the father of five children, the eldest of whom is Lee Ann, 9 years of age, the complainant. The Nor-gaards were twice divorced…