Leftwich v. State

Miller, Judge.

Christopher Allen Leftwich was convicted of molesting his seven-year-old stepdaughter. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Leftwich filed this appeal. In his sole assertion of error, Leftwich contends that the trial court erred in refusing to permit a defense expert to testify about certain test results obtained during a penile plethysmograph examination. After carefully reviewing the basis for the trial court’s evidentiary ruling, we affirm.

The rules governing the admission of scientific evidence were set forth in considerable detail in Harper v. State. In its…