BLUME v. STATE

Nos. A-1799, A-1902.

797 P.2d 664 (1990)

Paul A. BLUME and Judy Ann Blume, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

August 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Lamont Butler, Anchorage, for appellant Paul A. Blume.

Jacqueline Bressers, Susan Orlansky, Asst. Public Defenders, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant Judy Ann Blume.

Robert D. Bacon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Philip J. McCarthy, Deputy Public Advocate, and Brant McGee, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for A.B. as guardian ad litem.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Paul and Judy Blume were jointly convicted of two counts of first-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree assault. The Blumes appeal, contending that the trial court erred in ruling that their five-year-old daughter, A.B., was competent to testify as a prosecution witness. The Blumes also argue that the court violated their constitutional right to confrontation by requiring them to remain outside the physical presence of...

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