State v. Hood, Unpublished Decision (8-8-2002)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

This is an appeal by Octavious (aka Ortavious) Hood from a conviction on one count of attempted gross sexual imposition, following a bench trial before Judge Brian C. Corrigan. Hood claims it was error, during his cross-examination of the victim, for the judge to refuse him access to a police report containing a statement given by her. We reverse and remand.

From the record we glean the following: Hood and Jelica Drewery cohabited from 1999, on and off, until approximately December, 2000, when she returned home to live with her mother, April Miller. Drewery continued…