Lindsey v. State

JOHN E. Jennings, Chief Judge.

Evelyn Lindsey was found guilty by a Pope County jury of sexual abuse in the first degree and sentenced to a term of ten years in the department of correction. At trial, the State presented evidence that appellant had sexual contact with her stepdaughters, B.L. and C.L. For reversal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in not granting a directed verdict because jurisdiction was lacking and that the trial court erred in refusing to admit the testimony of Rennie Bowles, the children’s aunt. We conclude that the failure to admit Ms. Bowles’s testimony was…