State v. Harris

OPINION

LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, convicted by a jury on one count of sexual assault, dangerous nature, contends that the trial court erred when it admitted possibly contaminated physical evidence, when it did not conduct a hearing into the scientific acceptability of certain evidence, and when it permitted his impeachment with a prior conviction. We find no error and affirm.

In the early morning hours of May 8, 1983, the victim was awakened by an intruder who had gained access to her room at the Doubletree Inn by a sliding glass door. The intruder, who was not masked or otherwise…