State v. Blackbull

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

Appellant Solomon Blackbull, Jr. was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degrees, Minn.Stat. §§ 609.342(a) and 609.343(a) (1984). On appeal, he claims the trial court erred in excluding relevant evidence and instructing the jury that counsel’s duty is to present evidence on behalf of his client, and that the jury is to determine the question of guilt or innocence of the defendant. We affirm.

FACTS

Blackbull’s conviction arose out of report of sexual abuse involving him and two young girls, ages 8 and 6, in a trailer home on a farm site in Sibley…