State v. Fierro

HAYS, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Robert Fierro, was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping, rape, and theft of a motor vehicle. We find that the court below committed reversible error at defendant’s trial in failing to sustain defense counsel’s objection to a question asked by the state on cross-examination of one Victor Reyes, a parole officer for the Department of Corrections. Reyes was asked whether he once made a statement that he had always thought of the defendant as a rapist. Over objection by defense counsel, the question was answered affirmatively.

The above testimony was inadmissible…