State v. Mark T.
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the appellate court affirming Defendant's conviction of risk of injury to a child, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by limiting Defendant's direct examination of himself and that the error was harmful.
During trial, Defendant represented himself. On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial court erred in excluding testimony pertaining to his justification defense. The appellate court affirmed the convictions. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court abused its discretion in precluding Defendant's testimony, in which he attempted to testify about information crucial to his justification defense, and that the error was harmful.
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