State v. Apilando

MOON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant William Apilando, Sr. appeals his conviction and sentence for sexual assault in the third degree following a jury trial. On appeal, Apilando primarily alleges a violation of his constitutional right of confrontation and to due process, stemming from videotaped testimony by the complainant presented at trial in lieu of direct examination. Apilando also contends that he was denied a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct.

Because we hold that the presentation of the videotape evidence in lieu of direct testimony violated Apilando’s right of…