State v. Vallo

| granted. The court of appeal erred in reversing defendant’s conviction on the basis that his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated because the victim’s refusal to answer questions on cross-examination made her essentially unavailable. State v. Vallo, 47,995 (La.App. 2 Cir. 5/29/13), 117 So.3d 268. The defense did not, however, object to the admission of the recorded forensic interview or when the victim refused to respond on four occasions during cross-examination. La. C.Cr.P. art. 841 generally provides that “[a]n irregularity or error cannot be availed of after verdict…