State v. Danielson

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

Appellant Michael A. Danielson appeals from convictions of first degree criminal sexual conduct and first degree intrafamilial sexual abuse. After a jury trial, Daniel-son was sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections for a period of 54 months with sentence stayed pending this appeal. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant Michael Danielson (Danielson) married Teri Danielson in 1980. In March of 1984, P.K.D., Danielson’s stepdaughter, then age 9, told Teri that Michael had sexually assaulted her in early 1982 when the family was…