State v. Brown

BILLINGS, Judge.

The Court granted transfer in this case to consider whether the trial court committed reversible error in excluding evidence tending to show defendant’s reputation as a “good family man” and the relationship between defendant and other members of his family. The Court agrees with the opinion of the court of appeals and affirms defendant’s sodomy conviction.

Defendant was jury-tried and convicted of sodomizing his 12-year-old step-daughter. He does not question the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict, but urges an exception to the general rule that good…