Legal Opinion
McIntyre v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided March 28, 1997No. A-6065PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
A jury convicted Jon McIntyre of fourth-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. AS 11.41.230. McIntyre appeals, contending that District Court Judge Charles R. Pengilly erred by prohibiting cross-examination into a witness’s potential bias in favor of the victim. We reverse.
In the evening of August 9, 1995, McIntyre’s wife, L.M., was playing Scrabble at the home of a neighbor, S.D., a woman with whom the McIntyres socialized. The three had been drinking together at the McIntyre home earlier in the evening. McIntyre arrived at S.D.’s home and, after a further period of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Riggins v. NevadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- People v. WhalenMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Vaughn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Orkin Exterminating Co. v. McIntoshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
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