STATE v. PERCY

No. 82-011.

507 A.2d 955 (1986)

STATE of Vermont v. Robert Lyle PERCY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Steve Norten, Law Clerk (on Brief), Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

David W. Carpenter and Henry Hinton, Appellate Defenders, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., HILL, GIBSON and HAYES, JJ., and DALEY, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


HILL, Justice.

The defendant, Robert Percy, was convicted after a trial by jury of sexual assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252. The court, after entertaining defendant's post-trial motions, entered judgment on the verdict. On appeal, defendant claims that the combined error of (1) the prosecutor's improper remarks in closing argument; (2) the trial court's decision to admit certain expert testimony; and (3) the trial court's confusing and misleading jury...

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