Wilkerson v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice:

Appellant James Wilkerson appeals his conviction for Second Degree Assault 1 arising from the death of his two year old nephew, Derrick Lowe, Jr. Wilkerson argues that a Superior Court judge erred when he did not allow the defense to cross examine Derrick’s mother, Laura Frank, about a specific incident observed by independent witnesses, in which she assaulted Derrick. The incident occurred two months before Wilkerson’s alleged crimes and Derrick’s death. Wilkerson further contends that had Frank denied the incident, independent evidence of that incident (the October…