Opinion ID: 1214314
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Donna and Mark Dillon

Text: The lower court refused to admit the testimony of Mrs. Donna Dillon regarding the abuse suffered by the Appellant at the hands of her former husband, Mrs. Dillon's father, because this testimony would have been cumulative. The Appellant and her experts had already presented testimony regarding this abuse. With regard to Mr. Mark Dillon, the Appellant's son-in-law, the Appellant attempted to introduce testimony of Mr. Dillon regarding instances in which the Appellant had contacted Mr. Dillon requesting assistance. The lower court never ruled on the admissibility of Mr. Dillon's testimony; the court simply sustained the prosecution's objection when hearsay evidence regarding statements allegedly made by the Appellant to Mr. Dillon began to emerge. Subsequent to the lower court's decision to sustain the objection, Appellant's counsel abandoned that particular line of questioning. [4] C.