Hutchinson v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Justice.
[¶ 1] Donald Hutchinson was convicted of one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the On appeal, he contends that second degree. the victim was incompetent to testify and that the district court improperly denied his Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, We will affirm.
ISSUES
[¶ 2] Hutchinson presents two issues:
1. Because the competency of the child witness was not properly examined and she was not competent to testify, it was clearly erroneous to allow her testimony and Huteh-inson's conviction must be reversed.
2. Because there was no evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that…
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