State v. Danker

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Defendant Gloria Danker was convicted by a jury of witness tampering,1 for dissuading her seven-year old daughter from testifying in a proceeding against one Kenneth D’Anza, who was living with the defendant, and who was charged with committing forcible sodomy upon the daughter. The defendant was fined $250, her sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for two years.

Defendant contends that allowing testimony of details concerning the alleged at*519tack upon her daughter so prejudiced the jury that she was deprived of a fair trial.

About 4:00 a. m. on August 6,…