State v. Fernando V.

Summary

The court affirmed the Appellate Court's reversal of the defendant's convictions and remand for a new trial. It held that the state could not obtain review of its newly raised claim that the excluded testimony was cumulative, leaving the determination that the testimony was improperly excluded undisturbed. The court further held that the exclusion was not harmless because the testimony could have materially affected the jury's assessment of the complainant's credibility in a case resting largely on her testimony.