Leopold v. State

OPINION

BOLGER, Judge.

John Leopold was convicted of first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and incest for the sexual assault of his sister, J.L. On appeal, Leopold challenges the court's decision to admit several hearsay statements and to admit evidence of a prior sexual assault conviction. We conclude that the superior court's evidentiary rulings were generally reasonable and that any errors were harmless. Leopold also asserts that his sentence is excessive, but we conclude that the superior court's sentencing decision was not clearly mistaken.

Background

On February 26,…