Danforth v. State

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

Stephen Danforth was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn.Stat. § 609.342, subd. 1(a) (2004), on March 6, 1996. This conviction arose out of the sexual abuse of J.S., a 6-year-old boy. J.S. was found incompetent to testify at trial, but a videotaped interview of J.S. conducted at a non-profit center was admitted into evidence. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed Danforth’s conviction but remanded for resentencing. State v. Danforth, 573 N.W.2d 369, 371 (Minn.App.1997) (Danforth I), rev. denied (Minn. Feb. 19, 1998).1 On remand,…