State v. Leinen

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Curtis Leinen appeals from the trial court’s December 10, 1998, criminal judgment and conviction. We affirm.

I

[¶2] On October 14, 1998, Leinen was found guilty by jury verdict of gross sexual imposition. On December 10, 1998, the trial court sentenced Leinen to ten years imprisonment, with eight years suspended for five years. Leinen appeals, arguing the trial court improperly admitted hearsay evidence during his trial.

II

[¶ 3] During the trial, on direct examination, the victim, a minor child, testified he had first told his biological father about Leinen’s inappropriate…