State v. Wembley

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

A jury found Earl Wembley guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The district court admitted into evidence a videotaped interview of the victim and replayed the videotape for the jury during deliberations without Wembley present. Wembley argues that the replay without his presence constituted reversible error. The court of appeals held that there was no error. State v. Wembley, 712 N.W.2d 783, 789 (Minn.App.2006). We granted Wembley’s petition for review and affirm.

Appellant Earl Wembley and M.C. lived together for periods between 1989 and 1996, and…