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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A08-0215 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Paul Richard Hakala, Appellant. Filed March 31, 2009 Reversed and remanded Hudson, Judge Concurring in part, dissenting in part, Connolly, Judge Dakota County District Court File No. K2-07-134 Lori Swanson, Attorney General, 1800 Bremer Tower, 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2134; and James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, Lawrence F. Clark, Assistant County Attorney, Dakota County Judicial Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota 55033 (for respondent) Joseph Dudley, Jr., John C. Lillie, III, Mark K. Thompson, Dudley & Smith, P.A., 2602 U.S. Bank Center, 101 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 (for appellant) Considered and decided by Hudson, Presiding Judge; Connolly, Judge; and Poritsky, Judge. SYLLABUS In a case involving the alleged sexual abuse of children, a district court abuses its discretion by excluding expert witness testimony offered for the limited purpose of

Retired judge of the district court, serving as judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI,

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