State v. Olsen

OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sexual intercourse with a victim under the age of 18, appellant argues the district court: (1) committed reversible error when it instructed the jury, “you are to make a decision on this”; and (2) abused its discretion by applying the rape-shield law to exclude evidence offered by appellant to show complainant’s potential motive to fabricate the charge of sexual abuse. Because we conclude that the district court committed reversible error by instructing the jury that it must reach a decision,…