Shimko v. State

Appellant, Dennis Shimko, appeals his conviction for indecent assault of his two step-granddaughters. We reverse the conviction because the trial court erred in permitting the state to insinuate impeaching facts in the questioning of a defense *342witness without having evidence of those facts. As the entire case was a credibility-contest between the victims and Shimko, the error was not harmless.

Shimko was charged with multiple counts of indecent assault of his step-granddaughters. During a period of their childhood, the granddaughters lived with their mother, grandmother, and Shimko, their…