Reynolds v. State

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

William Reynolds appeals his conviction for the offense of aggravated sexual assault of an eleven-year-old child. A pivotal question on appeal concerns the trial court’s exclusion of certain defensive evidence. We conclude that the trial court erred in excluding the evidence and reverse.

As a part of its case, the State offered as State’s Exhibit One a medical report from Warren Hatley, M.D., concerning the child victim. The report was admitted without objection. Within the report is a note pertaining to the doctor’s physical examination stating that, “The vaginal…