State v. Lindquist

Defendant appeals from his convictions for sexual abuse in the first degree. ORS 163.427. He assigns error to the trial court’s preclusion of a defense witness whom defendant disclosed on the day of trial. We reverse.

In September 1993, the 11-year-old victim and her two siblings stayed overnight in the living room of defendant’s trailer. The victim alleged that five or six times during the night defendant placed his hand inside her panties and touched her vagina. Defendant was indicted for five counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. ORS 163.427. On February 10, 1994, about three weeks…