MORSE, Justice.
Defendant, Dennis Rusin, appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor girl. He claims the trial court improperly allowed the victim's hearsay statements because her age exceeded the limit imposed by V.R.E. 804a; further, defendant argues that the court's exclusion of two spectators during the victim's testimony violated his right to a public trial. We affirm.
Defendant was tried on two charges, sexual...
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