Sampson v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a second jury trial, Defendant was convicted of child molesting as a class C felony. On appeal, Defendant challenged, among other things, the admission of testimony by a child forensic interviewer who had conducted a forensic interview of the victim that she did not observe any signs that the victim had been coached. Because Defendant did not object to this testimony, Defendant argued that the admission of the testimony was fundamental error. The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the disputed testimony was improper, as the testimony constituted impermissible indirect vouching; but (2) the error did not constitute fundamental error.
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