STATE v. WOODS

No. 87-191.

130 N.H. 721 (1988)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GEORGE WOODS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

August 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Merrill, attorney general (Kathleen A. McGuire, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

A. John Mazella, of Lyman, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


BATCHELDER, J.

The defendant, George Woods, appeals from his conviction after a jury trial in Superior Court (Smith, J.) of felonious sexual assault on his seven-year-old niece. RSA 632-A:3, III. The primary focus of this appeal is the admissibility of the child's hearsay statements presented through the testimony of her mother, brother, and physician. We reverse.

On the afternoon of June 4, 1986, the alleged victim went to the defendant's home after...

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