STATE v. SKINNER

No. DA 06-0066.

163 P.3d 399 (2007)

2007 MT 175

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Daniel Ivan SKINNER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Jim Wheelis, Chief Appellate Defender; Lisa S. Korchinski, Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Respondent: Honorable Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Ilka Becker, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Dennis Paxinos, County Attorney; Christopher Morris and Ann-Marie McKittrick, Deputy County Attorneys, Billings, Montana.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Defendant Daniel Skinner appeals his conviction for incest. He claims that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove all elements of the crime, that his right to impeach witnesses was denied, and that the District Court impermissibly commented on the evidence. We affirm.

¶ 2 We restate the issues as follows:

¶ 3 I. Did the District Court err in denying...

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